Abstract
Subcutaneous phycomycosis is a rare fungal infection of the subcutaneous tissue caused by Zygomatous group of fungi. We report an rare case of an 60 years old farmer with nasal subcutaneous phycomycosis which presented as painless, non-tender, swelling on his nose. Local examination revealed a non-tender, dull, erythematous, woody hard, uniform, smooth, non-pitting swelling on the root of the nose, extending to the upper lips, left and right cheek. The overlying skin was intact, and a finger could be insinuated beneath the swelling. Histopathological analysis of the biopsied tissues revealed chronic granulomatous inflammation containing fungal hyphae with surrounding langhans giant cells and eosinophilia. The swelling decreased in the second month of treatment after the patient was started on oral itraconazole.
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