Chronic, destructive, mucocutaneous phycomycosis in man
- 1 January 1964
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Medical Mycology
- Vol. 3 (2), 143-147
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00362176485190211
Abstract
A case of mucocutaneous phycomycosis, localized in the face and neck, of 24 years duration, with destruction of the soft tissues of the nose, palate and lips, is described. A granulomatous, chronic inflammatory process, associated with abundant mycelial filaments was observed. On four occasions cultures of biopsy samples yielded the same fungus which Hesseltine & Ellis (1964) regard as Mucor ramosissimus Samutsevitsch. Treatment with amphotericin-B was apparently successful. Se describe un caso de ficomicosis mucocutánea, localizada en la cara y en el cuello, de 24 años de evolución y con destrucción de los tejidos blandos de la nariz, paladar y labios. Se observó un proceso inflamatorio crónico y abundantes filamentos micelianos. En 4 oportunidades se realizó cultivos de material de biopsias y en todas ellas creció una misma especie de hongo que Hesseltine y Ellis (en esta misma revista) identifican como Mucor ramosissimus Samutsevitsch. El tratamiento con anfotericina-B ha sido aparentemente exitoso.Keywords
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