title: Subcutaneous zygomycosis (phycomycosis).
abstract: Decrease of host resistance in subcutaneous zygomycosis appears to be very specific. Potassium iodide causes nonspecific resolution of the eosinophilic granuloma. The disease offers a unique direct human model for the study of host resistance and granuloma resolution.
mesh_terms: D005658:Fungi / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000254:growth & development; D011193:Potassium Iodide / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011193:Potassium Iodide