Bittencourt A L, Arruda S M, de Andrade J A, Carvalho E M
Department of Pathology, Hospital Univ. Prof. Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil.
Pediatr Dermatol. 1991 Dec;8(4):325-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.1991.tb00943.x.
A case of subcutaneous entomophthoromycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus in a five year-old child was presented. The case has unusual aspects: extensive ulceration, caseation necrosis and a lack of response to potassium iodide. The lesion was cured using an association of potassium iodide and ketoconazole.