Conidiobolomycosis in a young malaysian woman showing chronic localized fibrosing leukocytoclastic vasculitis: A case report and meta-analysis focusing on clinicopathologic and therapeutic correlations with outcome

American Journal of Dermatopathology

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 511-522

  Choon, Siew Eng ^a   Kang, Justine ^b   Neafie, Ronald C ^c   Ragsdale, Bruce ^d   Klassen Fischer, Mary ^e   Carlson, J Andrew ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

^b ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Armed Forces Institute of Pathology   (United States)

^d Western Dermatopathology   (United States)

^e Inova Health Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

antifungal therapy; chronic localized fibrosing leukocytoclastic vasculitis; conidiobolomycosis; elephantiasis; entomophthoramycosis; Entomophthoramycotina; eosinophilic dermatitis; granuloma faciale; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LOCALIZED FIBROSING LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONIDIOBOLOMYCOSIS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELEPHANTIASIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EXCISION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; KIMURA DISEASE; LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC VASCULITIS; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MYCOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; NOSE CONGESTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMA CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; RHINOENTOMOPHTHORAMYCOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SWELLING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BIOPSY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONIDIOBOLUS; ELEPHANTIASIS; FACE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULITIS, LEUKOCYTOCLASTIC, CUTANEOUS; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 84862859200     PISSN: 01931091     EISSN: 15330311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e31823db5c1     Document Type: Review

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