title: Subcutaneous phycomycosis mimics elephantiasis.
abstract: A case of subcutaneous phycomycosis involving the right thigh for 1 year duration which mimic elephantiasis was reported in a 21-year-old military man. An initial diagnosis was that of a subcutaneous tissue lesion attributed to parasitic manifestation but turned out to be that of subcutaneous fungal infection both clinically and histologically. The lesion was successfully treated with cotrimoxazole for a period of one month, and followed up for 4 1/2 months with complete cure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004338:Drug Combinations / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D008209:Lymphedema / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole