International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences |
ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 2 Number 10 (2013) pp. 448-451 |
A Case Study on Subcutaneous zygomycosis with ulcer |
P.Hema Prakash Kumari1
, M. SrinivasaRao2
, S. Subbarayudu3
, Y. Saritha4
and Amrutha Kar5 |
1,3,4,5Department of Microbiology ASRAM Medical College Eluru, A.P Pin 534004, India 2Department of Pediatrics ASRAM Medical College Eluru, A.P Pin 534004, India |
ABSTRACT |
Subcutaneous mycosis due to Basidiobolus ranarum is endemic in south India. We hereby report a case of subcutaneous zygomycosis in a 6 months old female child who presented with a painless, non-tender swelling progressed to ulcer on the thigh. |
Keywords |
Subcutaneous
phycomycosis;
Basidiobolus
ranarum; |