The hidden culprit in skin: Basidiobolomycosis presenting as pyogranulomatous reaction
##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.main##
Abstract
Basidiobolus species is an unusual cause of infection with characteristic mycological and histopathological findings1. Infection can present from skin lesions to slow growing subcutaneous or invasive tissue mass. Histopathological features include the peculiar Splendore–Hoeppli phenomenon, identification of unique beak like zygospore and culture on Sabouraud dextrose agar shows creamy white colonies2. Less than 80 case reports are published in total. Most cases are reported from Middle East countries (Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait) 4
Key words: Splendore Hoeppli phenomenon, Zygospore, Saboured dextrose agar
##plugins.themes.academic_pro.article.details##
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
How to Cite
Dr. Sruthi Haridas, Dr. Rajeevan. K, Dr. Shailaja T.S, Dr. Navya V. S, Dr. Arya Ramachandran, Dr. Abhijeeth Anand Sreejith. (2025). The hidden culprit in skin: Basidiobolomycosis presenting as pyogranulomatous reaction. International Journal of Medical Science in Clinical Research & Review, 8(06), Page: 1274–1278. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17548134