TY - JOUR
T1 - Subcutaneous phycomycosis-fungal infection mimicking a soft tissue tumor
T2 - A case report and review of literature
AU - Thotan, Sundeep Payyanur
AU - Kumar, Vijay
AU - Gupta, Ashish
AU - Mallya, Ashwin
AU - Rao, Sadashiva
PY - 2009/6/11
Y1 - 2009/6/11
N2 - Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the deeper layers of skin. We describe a representative case. A 10-year-old boy presented with a large swelling on the back of 3 months duration. Biopsy of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of subcutaneous phycomycosis. There was complete resolution of the lesion after treatment with oral potassium iodide for 3 months.
AB - Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the deeper layers of skin. We describe a representative case. A 10-year-old boy presented with a large swelling on the back of 3 months duration. Biopsy of the lesion confirmed the diagnosis of subcutaneous phycomycosis. There was complete resolution of the lesion after treatment with oral potassium iodide for 3 months.
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U2 - 10.1093/tropej/fmp049
DO - 10.1093/tropej/fmp049
M3 - Article
C2 - 19520731
AN - SCOPUS:77950351184
SN - 0142-6338
VL - 56
SP - 65
EP - 66
JO - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
JF - Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
IS - 1
M1 - fmp049
ER -
