title: Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum - a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry - 605 006, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sujatha
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sheeladevi
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Khyriem
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Parija
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Thappa