| Autor: |
Costa, Alcyr Ribeiro, Porto, Edward, Pegas, José Roberto Pereira, Reis, Vitor Manuel Silva dos, Pires, Mario Cezar, Lacaz, Carlos da Silva, Rodrigues, Maria Conceiçäo, Müller, Helena, Cucé, Luis Carlos |
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Mycopathologia; July 1991, Vol. 115 Issue: 1 p1-8, 8p |
| Abstrakt: |
A case of rhinofacial zygomycosis with of years duration, caused by Conidiobolus coronatus is described. The patient, a 72-years-old woman, presented with a bilateral distortion of the subcutaneous tissue and disfigurement of the face. Treatment with ketoconazole and potasium iodide did not prevent several relapses. At present she is still under treatment with fluconazole with clinical healing. Histopathological and mycological examination confirmed the dermatological diagnosis. An increasing number of cases of zygomycosis caused by fungi of the order Entomophthorales have also been reported in the Northern and Northeastern States of Brazil. |
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