Basidiobolomycosis mistaken for cutaneous tuberculosis

Gummadi, Gnana Kireeti; Pai, Sathish B; Nayak, Utkalini; Prakash, PY; Pai, Kanthilatha

doi:10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_16_17

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“…[8] Differential diagnosis of subcuteneous basidiobolomycosis includes soft tissue tumors, lymphoma, lupus vulgaris, scrofuloderma, lymphogranuloma venerum , mycetoma, buruli ulcer, filerial elephantiasis. [7], [14], [15] So, age and site of involvement without any signs of systemic invovement should lead to a high degree suspicion of subsuteneous basidiobolomycosis.…”

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Diagnostic Dilemma of Subcuteneous Basidiobolomycosis: A Clinicomycological Study

Nupur¹,

Sangeeta²,

Sayan³

et al. 2019

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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Diagnostic Dilemma of Subcuteneous Basidiobolomycosis: A Clinicomycological Study

Nupur¹,

Sangeeta²,

Sayan³

et al. 2019

Int.J.Curr.Microbiol.App.Sci

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“…5 The affected skin or overlying skin of affected subcutaneous tissue is usually hyperpigmented, scaly or oedematous without any skin ulceration. 6,7 The infection is usually seen in the subcutaneous fat tissues of limbs, gluteal region, chest or trunk of immunocompetent children. 8 Clinically, there is involvement of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, characterized by the formation of fluctuant, firm, and nontender swelling.There may be an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and peripheral blood eosinophilia.…”

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Subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis: An unusual fungus in immuno-competent children, vindicating longer duration of anti-fungal treatment

K.G,

Sharma,

Joshi

et al. 2023

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Subcutaneous Basidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection caused by environmental saprophyte Basidiobolus ranarum. The disease is seen among immunocompetent individuals of age 18 months to 80 years, being more common in children. We report a case of Subcutaneous Basidiobolomycosis in a 10-year-old immunocompetent male child from Ahmednagar, Maharashtra who presented with complaints of right gluteal non tender, diffuse swelling, which was gradually progressive involving inner and back of thigh. The overlying skin was hyperpigmented with scaling at places. It was associated with complaints of difficulty in walking and voiding of urine. Patient was prescribed multiple medicines with no records available. All primary investigations were done along with a deep incisional biopsy for histopathology. MRI was suggestive of? lymphangioma? vascular malformation. Histopathology revealed panniculitis with dense collections of eosinophils. Few broad, aseptate fungal hyphae were seen camouflaged within the inflammatory infiltrate, surrounded by Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon. The patient was treated with oral fluconazole for a period of one year with complete resolution of the symptoms. After one year of follow-up, the patient is clinically well. Clinically, this lesion presented as induration of skin and subcutaneous tissue thus mimicking a soft tissue sarcoma. However, histopathological examination clinched the diagnosis. Fungal infections are common in immuno-suppressed patients, and extremely uncommon in children. Since this is an exceptional rare fungal infection seen in immuno-competent children and young adults, it is often disregarded as a differential diagnosis.

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“…Fungal infections, for example basidiobolomycosis7 or phaeohyphomycosis8 can cause chronic abscesses and may be present in this geographical region.…”

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