Subcutaneous Phycomycosis-Fungal Infection Mimicking a Soft Tissue Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Subcutaneous Phycomycosis-Fungal Infection Mimicking a Soft Tissue Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the deeper layers of skin. We describe a representative case. A 10-year-old boy presented with a large swelling on the back of 3 months duration. Biopsy of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of subcutaneous phycomycosis. There was complete reso...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) 2010-02, Vol.56 (1), p.65-66
Hauptverfasser: Thotan, Sundeep Payyanur, Kumar, Vijay, Gupta, Ashish, Mallya, Ashwin, Rao, Sadashiva
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Administration, Oral
Biological and medical sciences
Biopsy
Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Entomophthorales - isolation & purification
General aspects
Human mycoses
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Mycoses
Phycomycoses
Potassium Iodide - therapeutic use
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - diagnosis
Soft Tissue Neoplasms - pathology
Treatment Outcome
Tropical mycoses
Zygomycosis - diagnosis
Zygomycosis - drug therapy
Zygomycosis - microbiology
Zygomycosis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the deeper layers of skin. We describe a representative case. A 10-year-old boy presented with a large swelling on the back of 3 months duration. Biopsy of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of subcutaneous phycomycosis. There was complete resolution of the lesion after treatment with oral potassium iodide for 3 months.
ISSN:0142-6338
1465-3664
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fmp049