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Pediatric case of conidiobolomycosis: A rare entity.

Parakriti GuptaRakesh Kumar PilaniaHarsimran KaurShivaprakash Mandya RudramurthyRanu SoniNitya BatraRoshan VermaSurjit SinghDebajyoti Chatterjee
Published in: Pediatric dermatology (2021)
Conidiobolomycosis caused by Conidiobolus species is an uncommon infection restricted to tropical and subtropical regions, usually affecting immunocompetent individuals. More than half of pediatric cases of conidiobolomycosis across the globe are from India. We report a case of subcutaneous conidiobolomycosis in an adolescent with development delay who responded to combined therapy with itraconazole and saturated solution of potassium iodide.
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