Occurrence of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus in Brazil.

Authors :: Bittencourt AL
Londero AT
Araujo MS
Mendonca N
Bastos JL
Source :: Mycopathologia [Mycopathologia] 1979 Sep 17; Vol. 68 (2), pp. 101-4.
Publication Year :: 1979
Abstract: There were described the first three South American cases of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by B. haptosporus. The patients were children from nearby towns lying just north of 13 degrees latitude S. The diagnosis was based on histopathological aspects plus cultural isolation of the fungus.

Subjects :: Brazil
Buttocks
Child
Child, Preschool
Dermatomycoses etiology
Dermatomycoses microbiology
Dermatomycoses surgery
Female
Humans
Mycoses microbiology
Mycoses surgery
Thigh
Thorax
Fungi
Mycoses epidemiology

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