Subcutaneous entomophthoromycoses

Abstract

Subcutaneous entomophthoromycoses is a zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum that is endemic in southern India. We report the case of a 63-year-old male from central India who presented with a nontender subcutaneous hyperpigmented plaque on his leg with mild discharge that yielded Basidiobolus ranarum.

A Psittacine bite and subcutaneous basidiobolomycosis: A case with a therapeutic challenge

“…Traumatic fungal diseases present challenges in treatment with progressive disfiguring clinical presentations. Earlier we reported a case of a 63-year-old male who presented with a nontender subcutaneous hyperpigmented plaque on his leg with mild discharge that yielded B. ranarum and the patient was educated and compliant with treatment so the lesion resolved [ 6 ].…”

An instance of excellent response of subcutaneous zygomycosis to itraconazole monotherapy

“…Seven cases of chronic subcutaneous phycomycosis caused by B. ranarum were detected by Maiti PK et al, during a span of 9 years from 1991 to 1999, from 9 districts in and around Kolkata [8]. There are scarce case reports from other parts of India, including north-eastern India, Chhattisgarh and Bhopal [3,9,10].…”

Tropical Diseases of the Skin

“…• Definition: Entomophthoromycosis is a rare slow growing fungal infection affecting both, immunocompetent and immunodeficient individuals, and presents clinically in two distinct forms including subcutaneous zygomycosis, caused by Basidiobolus ranarum, and rhinofacial zygomycosis, caused by Conidiobolus coronatus (Chokka et al 2010). It usually affects children and adolescents, and rarely adults (Karuna et al 2015). • Clinical feature: It presents clinically as a firm, painless, disciform nodule on the trunk or extremities, which enlarge and spread locally.…”