[Entomophthoramycosis (zygomycosis) caused by Conidiobolus coronatus in Mato Grosso (Brazil): case report].

Authors :: Tadano T
Paim NP
Hueb M
Fontes CJ
Source :: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2005 Mar-Apr; Vol. 38 (2), pp. 188-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2005 Mar 30.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Zygomycosis is a subcutaneous mycosis caused by soil fungi, such as Conidiobolus coronatus. In general, the main clinical manifestation is a chronic rhinofacial tumor. We report the first case of zygomycosis (entomophthoramycosis) caused by Conidiobolus coronatus, occurring in Mato Grosso, West Brazil.

Subjects :: Adult
Antifungal Agents therapeutic use
Brazil
Humans
Ketoconazole therapeutic use
Male
Nose Deformities, Acquired drug therapy
Nose Deformities, Acquired pathology
Zygomycosis drug therapy
Zygomycosis pathology
Conidiobolus isolation & purification
Nose Deformities, Acquired microbiology
Zygomycosis complications

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