Aidan: Created page with "== Background == * Fungus within the order Order::Entomophthorales; previously classified as a member of the Zygomycetes * Mostly acquired in the USA (40% of cases, 90% of which are from Arizona) and Saudi Arabia (25%) * More common in men than women * Risk factors include diabetes mellitus and immunocompromise == Clinical Manifestations == === Cutaneous Disease === * A single enlarging, painless and firm swelling in soft tissues on extremities * May deve..."

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Created page with "== Background == * Fungus within the order Order::Entomophthorales; previously classified as a member of the Zygomycetes * Mostly acquired in the USA (40% of cases, 90% of which are from Arizona) and Saudi Arabia (25%) * More common in men than women * Risk factors include diabetes mellitus and immunocompromise == Clinical Manifestations == === Cutaneous Disease === * A single enlarging, painless and firm swelling in soft tissues on extremities * May deve..."

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== Background ==

* Fungus within the order [[Order::Entomophthorales]]; previously classified as a member of the [[Zygomycetes]]
* Mostly acquired in the USA (40% of cases, 90% of which are from Arizona) and Saudi Arabia (25%)
* More common in men than women
* Risk factors include [[diabetes mellitus]] and immunocompromise

== Clinical Manifestations ==

=== Cutaneous Disease ===

* A single enlarging, painless and firm swelling in soft tissues on extremities
* May develop a burning sensation as it progresses
* May have a diffuse bluish discoloration

=== Gastrointestinal Disease ===

* Mostly in the colon, and the ascending colon in particular
* May have [[eosinophilia]] and [[Splendore-Hoeppli phenomenon]]

== Management ==

* Resistant to [[amphotericin B]]

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