Abstract
A case of subcutaneous Zygomycosis caused by Conidiobolus species occurring in a 16-year-old boy from Ingiriya, a rural area of Sri Lanka, is reported. This is the first published report of this rare disease from Sri Lanka. The patient presented with chronic swelling of the upper lip. Fungal spores were detected in the histology sections. The patient was treated with saturated potassium iodide (KI) solution and itraconazole.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/sljd.v7i1.298 | Journal eISSN: 1391-2771
Language: English
Page range: 31 - 32
Published on: Dec 1, 2003
Published by: Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
© 2003 J K K Akarawita, G M P Sirimanna, published by Sri Lanka College of Dermatology and Aesthetic Medicine
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