Basidiobolomycosis: a rare case report.
We report a rare case of basidiobolomycosis seen in an 11-year-old girl from North-Eastern part of India. She presented with complaints of bilateral nasal block and nasal discharge for seven-eight months. CT scan of sinuses revealed polypoidal mass in all the sinuses with extradural extension. The tissue biopsy examined histopathologically and microbiologically, revealed Basidiobolus ranarum.
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Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110 029, India.
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D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D020091:Entomophthorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D009181:Mycoses / Q000382:microbiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed