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. 2003 Jul-Sep;21(3):205-6.

Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum - a case report

S Sujatha  1 , C Sheeladevi, A B Khyriem, S C Parija, D M Thappa
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Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum - a case report

S Sujatha et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. 2003 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum is endemic in South India. The present report is of an agricultural labourer who presented with a painless swelling of the left thigh. Culture of the affected tissue yielded B. ranarum. The swelling completely subsided with oral potassium iodide.

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