title: Elephantine but not elephantiasis: Subcutaneous zygomycosis.
abstract: Subcutaneous zygomycosis is an unusual disorder caused by a rare fungus, Basidiobolus ranarum. We report this entity in a 4- yr- old boy. Biopsy showed the Splendore Hoeppli phenomenon and the culture yielded Basidiobolus ranarum. The child responded to saturated solution of potassium iodide within 1 month of starting treatment.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pediatrics, NKP Salve Institute of Medical Science and Research Center, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Meenakshi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Girish
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arora
authors.forename: Lucky
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bhalla
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salodkar
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004604:Elephantiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*