title: Conidiobolomycosis: A case report of rare fungal infection from the eastern India.
abstract: Conidiobolomycosis is a rare chronic subcutaneous mycosis of nose and paranasal sinuse predominately affects the middle age men in tropical countries. It is caused by a saprophytic fungus "Conodiobolus coronatus", which can survives in soils and dried vegetables for long period of time. C. coronatus belongs to the class Zygomycetes, order Entomophthorales. It is a fungus composed of thick- walled, short hyphae that grows at temperatures of 30 to 37 degrees C. Here we report a case of conidiobolomycosis in a 55- year- old farmer presented with a subcutaneous swelling over the left side of nose extending to left cheek.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Somashree
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dutta
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Somenath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Uttam
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Linka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, STM, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dora
keywords: Conidiobolomycosis; Splendore-Hoeppli Phenomenon