Korean J Med Mycol.
1999 Jun;4(1):75-78.
A Considered Case as Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
Abstract
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Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection, caused by members of the order Mucorales, that usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals. It manifests itself in a variety of ways and rarely may be confined to the cutaneous tissues. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis associated with longstanding diabetes mellitus and liver cirrhosis. A 53-year-old woman was presented because of cutaneous discoloration and bullae on the both lower extremities. Cutaneous lesions consisted of necrotic blackish discoloration with bullae and ill-defined margins with extending nature. A biopsy specimen from the cutaneous lesion revealed large, broad, nonseptate hyphae branched at right angles. Our patient was successfully treated with intravenous administration of amphotericin B and surgical debridement of necrotic tissue.