Open AccessConidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Fungal Disease—Our Experience
Author(s) -
Sudip Das,
Chhanda Das,
Amit Bikram Maity,
Prabal K. Maiti,
Tapan Kanti Hazra,
Saumendra Nath Bandyopadhyay
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-017-1182-6
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , disfigurement , differential diagnosis , surgery , dermatology , histopathology , disease , biopsy , epidemiology , fungal disease , pathology
Conidiobolomycosis is a rare mycotic disease caused by Conidiobolus coronatus . Very few cases have been reported in English literature. Often it is clinically misdiagnosed as soft tissue tumour. A prospective case study was done from 2006 to 2015 in a tertiary care hospital of West Bengal, India. The objectives of our study were to describe the epidemiological and clinical features and treatment of Conidiobolomycosis to prevent disfigurement. Patients clinically suspected to be suffering from Conidiobolomycosis were subjected to biopsy followed by histopathological and mycological examinations. Then they were treated with oral saturated solution of potassium iodide along with other drugs. Total six cases were histopathologically proved to be suffering from Conidiobolomycosis. Fungus was isolated and identified in one case. Complete resolution was seen in five patients. Conidiobolomycosis should be brought into mind as differential diagnosis of subcutaneous swelling in the rhinofacial region.