Rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis in an immunocompetent 30-year-old male: A case report

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine
• Main Authors: Sourav Kundu, Sambudhya Chakraborty
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023
• Subjects: conidiobolomycosis; fungus; rhinosinusitis; tropical; rhino facial; entomophthoramycosis; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.4103/1995-7645.380725; https://doaj.org/article/9b48531a550848cca766ef5c44a7be3a

Rationale: Fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare entity in immunocompetent patients and is a diagnostic challenge. Conidiobolomycosis is a rare cause of fungal rhinosinusitis which happens to affect immunocompetent patients. Patient concerns: A 30-year-old male patient complained of painless progressive swelling of nose for 5 years and painless progressive swelling of upper lip for 4 years associated with nasal obstruction for 5 years. Diagnosis: Rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis. Interventions: Systemic anti-fungals and saturated solution of potassium iodide. Outcomes: Swelling initially reduced but again increased eventually as he discontinued treatment. Lessons: Proper adherence to drugs and need for facial reconstructive surgery may need to be considered in such cases of conidiobolomycosis.