[First case of subcutaneous phycomycosis seen in Gabon and treated successfully with ketoconazole]
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[First case of subcutaneous phycomycosis seen in Gabon and treated successfully with ketoconazole]
Abstract
First observation of subcutaneous phycomycosis observed in Gabon. Diagnosis was made by histological study. Biopsy permitted isolation of B. haptosporus. Sensitivity in vitro against ketoconazole was 1 microgram/ml. The patient cured with 33 g of ketoconazole in 84 days.
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