Publications
successful medical management of renal zygomycosis: a summary of two cases and a review of the indian literature. | we present two cases of renal zygomycosis caused by apophysomyces elegans and mycocladus corymbifer in previously healthy immunocompetent males and an overview of the disease in india. in both cases a percutaneous nephrostomy (pcn) was performed and the etiologic agents were identified by direct microscopy and culture. amphotericin b was administered and both patients recovered completely. a review of the literature revealed 42 cases of renal zygomycosis in india. the majority of them were from ... | 2010 | 20367111 |
zygomycosis--a case report and overview of the disease in india. | a case of zygomycosis caused by rhizopus oryzae in a diabetic patient previously misdiagnosed as invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and an overview of the disease in india are presented. the case was diagnosed by direct microscopy, histopathologic examination and culture. following surgical resection of pulmonary cavity under cover of amphotericin b administration, the patient recovered completely. of 461 cases reported to-date, approximately 70% had been diagnosed at the postgraduate institute of ... | 2007 | 17576314 |