creators_name: Naniwadekar, MR creators_name: Jagtap, SV creators_name: Nikam, BP creators_name: Sanghavi, KD creators_id: manjiri61@gmail.com editors_name: Kakkilaya, Srinivas editors_id: Kakkilaya BS type: journale datestamp: 2010-09-13 03:55:46 lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:57:41 metadata_visibility: show title: Subcutaneous Phycomycosis in a Child ispublished: pub subjects: OJHAS full_text_status: public keywords: Subcutaneous phycomycosis, Subcutaneous zygomycosis, Basidiobolus ranarum, Potassium iodide abstract: Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare entity. We hereby report a case of subcutaneous phycomycosis in 18 months old female child who presented with a painless, non-tender swelling on the thigh. Skin biopsy showed eosinophilic granuloma lying deep in the subcutaneous tissue, with sparse hyphae. Culture on Sabouraud's dextrose agar showed characteristic colonies. Patient was started on oral potassium iodide. The swelling was completely resolved after one month of treatment. date: 2009-11-15 date_type: published publication: Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences volume: 8 number: 3 publisher: Dr. BS Kakkilaya refereed: TRUE referencetext: 1. Prasad PV, Paul EK, George RV, Ambujam S, Viswanthan P. Subcutaneous phycomycosis in a child. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2002;68:303-4 2. Sujatha S, Sheeladevi C, Khyriem AB, Parija SC, Thappa DM. Subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus ranarum - a case report. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology 2003; 21(3):205-6 3. Gugnani HC. A review of zygomycosis due to Basidiobolus ranarum. Eur J Epidemiol. 1999;15(10):923-9 4. Burkitt DP, Wilson A M, Jelliffe DB. Subcutaneous phycomycosis. A review of 31 cases seen in Uganda. Brit Med J 1964;1: 1669-72 5. Chandrasekhar HR, Shashikala P, Haravi R, Kada. Subcutaneous phycomycosis. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1998;64:89-90 6. Lal S, Baruah MC, Padiyar NV et al. Clinicopathological study of subcutaneous phycomycosis. Indian J Dermatol Venereal Leprol 1984;50:245-248 citation: Naniwadekar, MR and Jagtap, SV and Nikam, BP and Sanghavi, KD (2009) Subcutaneous Phycomycosis in a Child. [Journal (On-line/Unpaginated)] document_url: http://cogprints.org/6961/1/2009-3-14.pdf