Subcutaneous zygomycosis of the cervicotemporal region: Due to Basidiobolus ranaram
| Autor: | Naresh K. Panda, Amit Shanker, M. R. Shivaprakash, Roshan K. Verma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology Adult female biology Nape business.industry Subcutaneous zygomycosis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Microbiology Article Basidiobolus ranarum Infectious Diseases medicine.anatomical_structure Amphotericin B medicine Histopathology Zygomycosis business Basidiobolomycosis medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Medical Mycology Case Reports. 1(1):59-62 |
| ISSN: | 2211-7539 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.07.004 |
| Popis: | Basidiobolomycosis is a rare chronic subcutaneous infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. The disease usually occurs in children, less often in adolescent and rarely in adults. Males are more frequently affected than females. We report a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis of head and neck region caused by B. ranaram, in an immunocompetent adult female presenting with nontender firm swelling over the nape of neck and temporo-parietal region. The diagnosis was confirmed by histopathology, microbiology (culture) and DNA sequencing of molecular technique (sequencing). The patient was successfully treated with amphotericin B and potassium iodide. |
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