Disseminated infection with Conidiobolus incongruus

The first fatal case of disseminated infection due to Conidiobolus incongruus is reported. The patient presented with a subcutaneous mass, febrility, weight loss, cough and hemoptysis. Histological examination of skin and subcutaneous tissue, lung, lymph nodes, esophagus, liver and jejunum showed a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Sabouraudia 1983-12, Vol.21 (4), p.323-330
Hauptverfasser:	BUSAPAKUM, R, YOUNGCHAIYUD, U, SRIUMPAI, S, SEGRETAIN, G, FROMENTIN, H
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Dermatology Eosinophilic Granuloma - pathology Esophagus - pathology Female Fungi - cytology Fungi - isolation & purification Fungi - physiology Human mycoses Humans Infectious diseases Liver - pathology Lung - pathology Lymph Nodes - pathology Medical sciences Mycoses Mycoses - microbiology Mycoses - pathology Mycoses of the skin Skin - microbiology Skin involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous. General aspects Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	The first fatal case of disseminated infection due to Conidiobolus incongruus is reported. The patient presented with a subcutaneous mass, febrility, weight loss, cough and hemoptysis. Histological examination of skin and subcutaneous tissue, lung, lymph nodes, esophagus, liver and jejunum showed a granulomatous reaction with bright eosinophilic amorphous material and broad hyphae. A fungus cultured from skin and subcutaneous tissue was identified as Conidiobolus incongruus.
ISSN:	0036-2174