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;