Costa A R, Porto E, Pegas J R, dos Reis V M, Pires M C, Lacaz C da S, Rodrigues M C, Müller H, Cucé L C
Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual Francisco Morato de Oliveira, Serviço de Dermatologia, Brasil.
Mycopathologia. 1991 Jul;115(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/BF00436414.
A case of rhinofacial zygomycosis with of years duration, caused by Conidiobolus coronatus is described. The patient, a 72-years-old woman, presented with a bilateral distortion of the subcutaneous tissue and disfigurement of the face. Treatment with ketoconazole and potassium iodide did not prevent several relapses. At present she is still under treatment with fluconazole with clinical healing. Histopathological and mycological examination confirmed the dermatological diagnosis. An increasing number of cases of zygomycosis caused by fungi of the order Entomophthorales have also been reported in the Northern and Northeastern States of Brazil.
本文描述了一例由冠状耳霉引起的病程长达数年的鼻面部接合菌病病例。患者为一名72岁女性，表现为皮下组织双侧变形和面部毁容。酮康唑和碘化钾治疗未能防止多次复发。目前她仍在接受氟康唑治疗，临床症状已痊愈。组织病理学和真菌学检查证实了皮肤病学诊断。巴西北部和东北部各州也报告了越来越多由虫霉目真菌引起的接合菌病病例。
