Abstract
Conidiobolomycosis is a rare fungal infection that affects adults in tropical regions. We report a 42-year-old male patient who was referred to the Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), in 2013 with excessive nasal bleeding and a suspected nasal tumour. He reported having briefly visited central India nine months previously. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a highly vascularised mass in the nasal cavity. However, after surgical excision, initial treatment with amphotericin B deoxycholate was unsuccessful and the disease progressed, leading to external and internal nasal deformation and necessitating further excision and facial reconstruction. Histopathological analysis of the second biopsy revealed Splendore-Hoeppli changes consistent with a fungal infection. Microbiological findings subsequently confirmed Conidiobolus coronatus. Subsequently, the patient was successfully treated with a combination of itraconazole and fluconazole. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first report of a case of rhinofacial conidiobolomycosis from the UAE.
Publication details
- DOI
- 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022
- Journal
- Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), e549-552
- Publisher
- Sultan Qaboos University
- Open access
- Gold open access
- License
- CC BY-ND 4.0
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APA 7
Deak, L., Mudalagiriyappa, S., Saxton, A., David, & Chakrabarti, A. (2025). A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), e549-552. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022
MLA 9
Deak, Levente, et al. "A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, 2025, pp. e549-552. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022.
Chicago (author–date)
Deak, Levente, Savitha Mudalagiriyappa, Annelyse Saxton, David, and Arunaloke Chakrabarti. 2025. "A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour." Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal 18 (4): e549-552. https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022.
Harvard
Deak, L., Mudalagiriyappa, S., Saxton, A., David and Chakrabarti, A. (2025) 'A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour', Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, 18(4), pp. e549-552. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022.
Vancouver
Deak L, Mudalagiriyappa S, Saxton A, David, Chakrabarti A. A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour. Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. 2025;18(4):e549-552. doi:10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022
IEEE
L. Deak, S. Mudalagiriyappa, A. Saxton, David, and A. Chakrabarti, "A Rhinofacial Conidiobolus coronatus Fungal Infection Presenting as an Intranasal Tumour," Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal, vol. 18, no. 4, pp. e549-552, 2025, doi: 10.18295/squmj.2018.18.04.022.