Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin
Background. Basidiobolomycosis is a rare subcutaneous mycosis, which can be mistaken for several other diseases, such as soft tissue tumors, lymphoma, or Buruli ulcer in the preulcerative stage. Microbiological confirmation by PCR for Basidiobolus ranarum and culture yield the most specific diagnosi...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | Luc V. C. Brun, Jean Jacques Roux, Ghislain E. Sopoh, Julia Aguiar, Miriam Eddyani, Wayne M. Meyers, Dirk Stubbe, Marie T. Akele Akpo, Françoise Portaels, Bouke C. de Jong |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2018-01-01
|
Series: | Case Reports in Pathology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/1351694 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Similar Items
-
Disseminated Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: A Case Report with Review of Diagnostic Clues
by: Neda Soleimani, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01) -
Barriers to social participation for people with disabilities in NTD-endemic areas of Benin and Côte d'Ivoire: Assessing scope and associated factors.
by: Yévèdo Borel Tossou, et al.
Published: (2024-01-01) -
Basidiobolomycosis Simulating a Mycobacterium ulcerans Infection in a Togolese Rural Child
by: Bayaki Saka, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01) -
Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis of Buruli Ulcer Disease: A Systematic Review
by: Samuel A. Sakyi, et al.
Published: (2016-01-01) -
Evidences of the Low Implication of Mosquitoes in the Transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the Causative Agent of Buruli Ulcer
by: Rousseau Djouaka, et al.
Published: (2017-01-01)