Entomophthoromycotina - Revision history

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Diagnosis

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	*On KOH-Calcofluor, shows broad, thin-walled and pauci-septate or aseptate fungus		*On KOH-Calcofluor, shows broad, thin-walled and pauci-septate or aseptate fungus
	*Rapid-growing in culture		*Rapid-growing in culture
			*Microscopically looks similar to [[Mucoromycotina]], with wide, pauci-septate hyaline mold form
	*'''Conidiobolus''' can have “beaked” shape on spores, with a spore that has secondary spores attached to it		*'''Conidiobolus''' can have “beaked” shape on spores, with a spore that has secondary spores attached to it
	*'''Basidiobolus''' also has spores with a beak.		*'''Basidiobolus''' also has spores with a beak.
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	*Strong eosinophilic reaction in tissue histopathology.		*Strong eosinophilic reaction in tissue histopathology.

	== Management ==		==Management==

	* Treated with surgical excision and antifungals		*Treated with surgical excision and antifungals
	* Combination of saturated solution of [[Is treated by::potassium iodide]] and [[Is treated by::itraconazole]]		*Combination of saturated solution of [[Is treated by::potassium iodide]] and [[Is treated by::itraconazole]]

	[[Category:Fungi]]		[[Category:Fungi]]

Aidan: Aidan moved page Entomophthoromycosis to Entomophthoromycotina

2020-09-24T15:51:52Z

Aidan moved page Entomophthoromycosis to Entomophthoromycotina

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Aidan at 23:54, 11 August 2020

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-* Caused by ''[[Is caused by::Basidiobolus ranarum]]'', which leads to subcutaneous zygomycosis, or ''[[Is caused by::Conidiobolus coronatus]]'', which causes chronic rhinofacial zygomycosis
+**''[[Is caused by::Conidiobolus coronatus]]'', which causes chronic rhinofacial zygomycosis
-=== Epidemiology ===
+===Epidemiology===
-=== Culture ===
+===Conidiobolus===
 [[Category:Fungi]]

Aidan: Text replacement - "Clinical Presentation" to "Clinical Manifestations"

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Text replacement - "Clinical Presentation" to "Clinical Manifestations"

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	* Conidiobolus more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia		* Conidiobolus more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia

	== Clinical ~~Presentation~~ ==		== Clinical Manifestations ==
	=== Basidiobolus ===		=== Basidiobolus ===
	* A single enlarging, painless and firm swelling in soft tissues on extremities e.g. buttocks, thighs, perineum, trunk		* A single enlarging, painless and firm swelling in soft tissues on extremities e.g. buttocks, thighs, perineum, trunk

Aidan at 13:14, 19 March 2020

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 * Basidiobolus lives in the intestines of many amphibians i.e. frogs, toads, salamanders, often in their feces as well as decaying fruits and soil. Tropical and subtropical but expanding into US.
 * Conidiobolus more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia
 == Diagnosis ==

Aidan: /* Background */

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Background

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	== Background ==		== Background ==
	=== Microbiology ===		=== Microbiology ===
	* Caused by ''[[Is caused by::Basidiobolus ranarum]]'', which leads to subcutaneous zygomycosis, or ''[[Is caused by::Conidiobolus coronatus]]'', which causes chronic rhinofacial zygomycosis ~~and is more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia.~~		* Caused by ''[[Is caused by::Basidiobolus ranarum]]'', which leads to subcutaneous zygomycosis, or ''[[Is caused by::Conidiobolus coronatus]]'', which causes chronic rhinofacial zygomycosis

			=== Epidemiology ===
			* Basidiobolus lives in the intestines of many amphibians i.e. frogs, toads, salamanders, often in their feces as well as decaying fruits and soil. Tropical and subtropical but expanding into US.
			* Conidiobolus more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia

	== Diagnosis ==		== Diagnosis ==

Aidan at 13:10, 19 March 2020

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	* Cutaneous infection caused by [[Basidiobolus]] and [[Conidiobolus]]		* Cutaneous infection caused by ''[[Basidiobolus]]'' and ''[[Conidiobolus]]''

	== Background ==		== Background ==

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* Cutaneous infection caused by [[Basidiobolus]] and [[Conidiobolus]]

== Background ==
=== Microbiology ===
* Caused by ''[[Is caused by::Basidiobolus ranarum]]'', which leads to subcutaneous zygomycosis, or ''[[Is caused by::Conidiobolus coronatus]]'', which causes chronic rhinofacial zygomycosis and is more common in India, Asia, and Saudi Arabia.

== Diagnosis ==
* Needs tissue and culture for diagnosis

=== Culture ===
* On KOH-Calcofluor, shows broad, thin-walled and pauci-septate or aseptate fungus
* Rapid-growing in culture
* '''Conidiobolus''' can have “beaked” shape on spores, with a spore that has secondary spores attached to it
* '''Basidiobolus''' also has spores with a beak.

=== Biopsy ===
* Strong eosinophilic reaction in tissue histopathology.

[[Category:Fungi]]