Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin.

Luc V C BrunJean Jacques RouxGhislain Emmanuel SopohJulia AguiarMiriam EddyaniWayne M MeyersDirk StubbeMarie T Akele AkpoFrançoise PortaelsBouke C de Jong

Published in: Case reports in pathology (2018)

Basidiobolomycosis is a rare subcutaneous fungal disease mimicking preulcerative Buruli ulcer. We stress the importance of the early recognition by clinicians and pathologists of this treatable disease, so patients can timely receive antifungal therapy.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
oxidative stress
patient reported