Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum - a case report.
Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum is endemic in South India. The present report is of an agricultural labourer who presented with a painless swelling of the left thigh. Culture of the affected tissue yielded B. ranarum. The swelling completely subsided with oral potassium iodide.
Sujatha
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Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605 006, India.
Sheeladevi
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Khyriem
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Parija
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Thappa
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