Deep-Seated Fungal Infections Currently Seen in The Histopathologic Service of a Medical School Laboratory in Britain

Systemic zygomycosis

“…European publications follow this latter pattern, with the exception ofa Swiss report offour cases (Stahel et al, 1983), a Czech report of 11 cases (Vorreith, 1969), and four cases in a Spanish hospital, presented in two overlapping reports (Guttierez Diaz et al, 1981;del Palacio Hernanz, 1983). Symmers (1966) has seen 'many' examples in referred histological material originating within the British Isles, but does not describe them in detail. Detailed reports are all of single cases (Kurrein, 1954;La Touche et al, 1963;Winston, 1965;Hanley, 1978;Helenglass et al, 1981;Benbow et al, 1985;Flood et al, 1985).…”

Histochemical Studies of Tissue Forms and of Perifungal Substance in Subcutaneous Phycomycosis

“…The latter affects various especially visceral organs, commonly as a secondary mycosis, in patients with considerably reduced immunological activity 12,6,8,9,18,19,[34][35][36][37][38][45][46][47] and others|. In these visceral phycomycoses, necroses and polymorphonuclear reactions with thrombangitis is usually elicited by the fungus, whereas subcutaneous phycomycosis causes predominantly an eosinophilic, lymph-and plasmacellular re action.…”

Genitourinary rhinosporidiosis

“…Sometimes it may extend up to the spongy urethra. [34] The penile involvement occurs as a polypoidal penile growth in the shaft penis or on the glans penis mimicking penile malignancy. Female urethral involvement is very rare with and the first published report of two cases by Sasidharan.…”

“…Till date only three female genital rhinosporidiosis have been reported. One in labia minora presented with bleeding from a painful nodule with a preoperative diagnosis of infected retention cyst or endometriosis,[4] one in vulva presented with vulval growth[1] and the third one a 60-year-old lady presented with a pedunculated vaginal growth near the introitus. [5]…”