Rhinofacial Conidiobolomycosis - A rare fungal infection of tropics. Fungal sinusitis may be caused by filamentous fungi such as and and have immunocompromised states as specific risk factors, whereas may occur in apparently healthy persons having significant soil contact. This is, nonetheless, a rare condition with involvement of mucosa of the nose, para nasal sinuses and centrofacial soft
A prospective case series evaluating efficacy and safety of combination of itraconazole and potassium iodide in rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis. Rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis (RFC) is an uncommon subcutaneous fungal infection producing painless swelling with grotesque deformity of the face. Although there are case reports and small case series; there are very few prospective studies evaluating
cause disseminated entomophthoromycosis, which can have fatal complications. We present a case of biopsy-proven conidiobolomycosis in a young immunocompetent male patient with progressive unilateral rhinofacial swelling who was successfully treated with itraconazole monotherapy and showed no relapse after 1 year of therapy.
Rhinofacial entomophthoramycosis: an uncommon infection of the subcutaneous tissue. Entomophthoramycosis can be found in subtropical and tropical regions. This case illustrates common clinical features of conidiobolomycosis. Although this disease is not common, physicians working in these regions should be familiar with the clinical manifestations to enable early diagnosis and treatment.
Conidiobolus pachyzygosporus invasive pulmonary infection in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia: case report and review of the literature. Conidiobolus spp. (mainly C. coronatus) are the causal agents of rhino-facial conidiobolomycosis, a limited soft tissue infection, which is essentially observed in immunocompetent individuals from tropical areas. Rare cases of invasive conidiobolomycosis . pachyzygosporus by 28S rDNA sequencing. The infection was cured after isavuconazole therapy, recovery of the immune system and surgical resection of lung lesions. This is the first description of C. pachyzygosporus as human pathogen and second case report of invasive conidiobolomycosis from a European country.