Entomophthoromycosis due to Basidiobolus in Somalia

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 1987;81(2):186-7. doi: 10.1016/0035-9203(87)90209-4.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Entomophthora
  • Humans
  • Ketoconazole / therapeutic use
  • Male
  • Mycoses / drug therapy
  • Mycoses / microbiology*
  • Mycoses / pathology

Substances

  • Ketoconazole