Subcutaneous phycomycosis presenting with multiple swellings

Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a chronic fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Phycomycosis due to B. ranarum is sporadic in nature with a few case reports from South India. The disease usually occurs in children, predominantly affecting males. Diagnosis is based on histopathology and cultu...

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Published inIndian journal of paediatric dermatology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 58 - 61
Main Authors Chintagunta, Sudha, Arakkal, Geetakiran, Damarla, Sudha, Kumar, V
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications 01.01.2016
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Subjects
Basidiobolus ranarum
Care and treatment
Case studies
Diagnosis
itraconazole
subcutaneous phycomycosis
Zygomycosis
India
itraconazole
subcutaneous phycomycosis
Basidiobolus ranarum
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Summary:Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a chronic fungal infection caused by Basidiobolus ranarum. Phycomycosis due to B. ranarum is sporadic in nature with a few case reports from South India. The disease usually occurs in children, predominantly affecting males. Diagnosis is based on histopathology and culture. We herewith report a case of subcutaneous phycomycosis in a 12-year-old male child who presented with multiple painless swellings involving the right buttock and thigh which was misdiagnosed and treated with surgical resection and antituberculous therapy with no response by local doctors. Subsequently, we made a diagnosis of subcutaneous phycomycosis, and he was started on itraconazole therapy that has resulted in complete resolution.
ISSN:2319-7250
2319-7269
DOI:10.4103/2319-7250.172461