[First case of subcutaneous phycomycosis seen in Gabon and treated successfully with ketoconazole].
First observation of subcutaneous phycomycosis observed in Gabon. Diagnosis was made by histological study. Biopsy permitted isolation of B. haptosporus. Sensitivity in vitro against ketoconazole was 1 microgram/ml. The patient cured with 33 g of ketoconazole in 84 days.
D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi; D005681:Gabon; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D007654:Ketoconazole
Premier cas de phycomycose sous-cutanée observée au Gabon et traitée avec succès par kétoconazole.