[Lobomycosis: a mycosis seldom observed in metropolitan France].
We report a case of lobomycosis presenting like a cutaneous tumoral lesion in a patient living in Guyana. The causative agent is Loboa loboi. The illness is seldom observed in metropolitan France. The epidemiology, the clinical features, the course and the treatment are studied. The diagnosis is histological, with the morphological features of yeast-like cells.
Saint-Blancard
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P
Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, Clamart.
Maccari
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F
Le Guyadec
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T
Lanternier
G
G
Le Vagueresse
R
R
D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D020091:Entomophthorales; D005602:France; D006172:Guyana; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male