Clinical characteristics of 5 adult patients with rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis in Thailand

Autor: Navarat Kasemsuk, Triphoom Suwanwech, Paraya Assanasen
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Medical Mycology Case Reports, Vol 43, Iss , Pp 100616- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2211-7539
DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2023.100616
Popis: Five patients [mean age: 36 years (range: 22–65)] were diagnosed with rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis at our center during the study period. All patients presented with painless cheek and nasal dorsum swelling with nasal obstruction. All pathology reports confirmed rhinofacial entomophthoromycosis, which is characterized by the Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon. Conidiobolus coronatus was identified from fungal culture in all patients. All patients were successfully treated with various antifungals.
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