title: [Nasofacial zygomycosis in the state of Pará: the registration of 2 cases].
abstract: Two new cases of nasofacial zygomycosis from the state of Pará, Brazil, are reported. Both cases were treated with ketoconazole and the response to the drug was considered to be good; the patients improved rapidly and the nasal obstruction was the first manifestation to disappear. As five cases have been described in recent years from the state of Pará, this form of zygomycosis can no longer be considered as a rare disease in northern Brazil.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Evandro Chagas, Fundação Nacional de Saúde, Ministério da Saúde, Belém, PA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Moraes
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Arnaud
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Almeida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001938:Brazil; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D007654:Ketoconazole