title: [Anatomo-pathologic aspects of phycomycoses. 6 clinical cases observed in Ivory Coast].
abstract: Six cases of superficial phycomycosis have been recently demonstrated in Ivory Coast, the total number of cases being therefore 8 in this country. After a brief review of the etiology, clinical studies, treatment, and geographical distribution of the 150 world cases known to-day, the author studies the histological lesions of this hypodermic granulatous inflammation, whose characteristic aspects (polynuclear micro-abcesses, palissade histiocytes, filaments sheathed in an eosinophil precipitate) are easy to recognise. These anatomopathological aspects vary according to the topography, clinical evolution and treatment. The author presents a summary of the only ultrastructure known today. He points out the significance of this anatomo-pathologic study, which shows the evolution of the immunitary reaction and permits a relatively precise pronostic.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D004773:Entomophthora / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Aspects anatomo-pathologiques des phycomycoses. A propos de 6 cas observés en Côte-d'Ivoire