Elephantine but not elephantiasis: Subcutaneous zygomycosis

Indian J Pediatr. 2011 Sep;78(9):1142-4. doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0299-3. Epub 2011 May 8.

Abstract

Subcutaneous zygomycosis is an unusual disorder caused by a rare fungus, Basidiobolus ranarum. We report this entity in a 4- yr- old boy. Biopsy showed the Splendore Hoeppli phenomenon and the culture yielded Basidiobolus ranarum. The child responded to saturated solution of potassium iodide within 1 month of starting treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Dermatomycoses / diagnosis*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Elephantiasis / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Zygomycosis / diagnosis*