Subcutaneous Basidiobolomycosis in a fourteen month old child A mimicker of abscess and soft tissue sarcoma
Abstract
We present a rare case of subcutaneous
basidiobolomycosis in a fourteen month
old boy involving the left buttock and the
upper two third of the left thigh. Mistaken
initially for an abscess and soft tissue
sarcoma, the diagnosis was established
by a wedge biopsy from the growing
edge. 6 weeks of antifungal therapy resulted
in complete resolution of the swelling
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