Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus: presentation of a case mimicking Burkitt's lymphoma.
We report the fifth case of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus in Brazil. The lesion appeared as a tumor in the right mandibular area mimicking Burkitt's lymphoma of the jaw. In this patient evaluation of cellular immunity with the lymphoblastic transformation test yielded normal results.
D001938:Brazil; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005145:Face; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014388:Tuberculosis, Lymph Node / Q000175:diagnosis