Entomophthoromycosis due to Basidiobolus in Somalia

The clinical picture, histopathology of the lesion, microscopic identification of fungus and treatment of entomophthoromycosis due to Basidiobolus in a seven-year-old boy are described. This is the first case recognized in Somalia and confirms that this condition is common and widely distributed in...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 1987-01, Vol.81 (2), p.186-187
Hauptverfasser:	Antonelli, Mariano, Vignetti, Piero, Dahir, Mohamed, Mohamed, Mohamed Said, Favah, A.Abdi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Basidiobolus Biological and medical sciences Child Dermatology Entomophthora Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Ketoconazole - therapeutic use Male Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses - drug therapy Mycoses - microbiology Mycoses - pathology Mycoses of the skin Phycomycoses Prevention and actions Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects Specific populations (family, woman, child, elderly...) Tropical medicine Tropical mycoses
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Zusammenfassung:	The clinical picture, histopathology of the lesion, microscopic identification of fungus and treatment of entomophthoromycosis due to Basidiobolus in a seven-year-old boy are described. This is the first case recognized in Somalia and confirms that this condition is common and widely distributed in tropical countries.
ISSN:	0035-9203 1878-3503
DOI:	10.1016/0035-9203(87)90209-4