Occurrence of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus in Brazil.
There were described the first three South American cases of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by B. haptosporus. The patients were children from nearby towns lying just north of 13 degrees latitude S. The diagnosis was based on histopathological aspects plus cultural isolation of the fungus.
D001938:Brazil; D002081:Buttocks; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D013848:Thigh; D013909:Thorax