Occurrence of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by Basidiobolus haptosporus in Brazil

1 January 1979

journal article
research article
Published by Springer Nature in Mycopathologia

Vol. 68 (2) , 101-104
https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00441089

Abstract

There were described the first three South American cases of subcutaneous zygomycosis caused by B. haptosporus. The patients were children from nearby towns lying just north of 13 ° latitude S. The diagnosis was based on histopathological aspects plus cultural isolation of the fungus.

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