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Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery

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01-11-2019 | Original Article

Conidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Fungal Disease—Our Experience

Authors: Sudip Kumar Das, Chiranjib Das, Amit Bikram Maity, Prasanta Kumar Maiti, Tapan Kanti Hazra, Saumendra Nath Bandyopadhyay

Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery | Special Issue 3/2019

Abstract

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.

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Title: Conidiobolomycosis: An Unusual Fungal Disease—Our Experience
Authors: Sudip Kumar Das
Chiranjib Das
Amit Bikram Maity
Prasanta Kumar Maiti
Tapan Kanti Hazra
Saumendra Nath Bandyopadhyay
Publication date: 01-11-2019
Publisher: Springer India
Published in: Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery / Issue Special Issue 3/2019
Print ISSN: 2231-3796
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7707
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-017-1182-6

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