Subcutaneous Granulomatous Inflammation due to Basidiobolomycosis: Case Reports of 3 Patients in Buruli Ulcer Endemic Areas in Benin

• Main Authors: Luc V. C. Brun (Author), Jean Jacques Roux (Author), Ghislain E. Sopoh (Author), Julia Aguiar (Author), Miriam Eddyani (Author), Wayne M. Meyers (Author), Dirk Stubbe (Author), Marie T. Akele Akpo (Author), Françoise Portaels (Author), Bouke C. de Jong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...