Disseminated infection with Conidiobolus incongruus.
The first fatal case of disseminated infection due to Conidiobolus incongruus is reported. The patient presented with a subcutaneous mass, febrility, weight loss, cough and hemoptysis. Histological examination of skin and subcutaneous tissue, lung, lymph nodes, esophagus, liver and jejunum showed a granulomatous reaction with bright eosinophilic amorphous material and broad hyphae. A fungus cultured from skin and subcutaneous tissue was identified as Conidiobolus incongruus.
D000328:Adult; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*