Korean J Med Mycol.  2015 Sep;20(3):70-75. 10.17966/KJMM.2015.20.3.70.

A Case of Cutaneous Mucormycosis Occurring after Systemic Steroid Therapy

• Noh SH
• Chae JK
• Park SH
• Park K
• Kim EJ

• KMID: 2132871
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.17966/KJMM.2015.20.3.70

Abstract

Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare disease caused by zygomycetes such as Rhizomucor, Mucor, Absidia, and Rhizopus. The disease usually occurs in immunocompromised individuals, and the organism is rarely pathogenic in an immunocompetent host. Herein, we report a 77-year-old female patient who had multiple erythematous papules and pustules on the left 3rd finger. She had received systemic steroid therapy prior to the occurrence of the skin lesions. The histopathological examination of Periodic Acid Schiff stained section showed chronic granulomatous inflammation and fungal hyphae. Rhizopus species was isolated on the fungal culture of the tissue specimen. The patient was finally diagnosed with cutaneous mucormycosis and was treated with itraconazole.

Keyword

Cutaneous mucormycosis

MeSH Terms

Absidia
Aged
Female
Fingers
Humans
Hyphae
Inflammation
Itraconazole
Mucor
Mucormycosis*
Periodic Acid
Rare Diseases
Rhizomucor
Rhizopus
Skin
Itraconazole
Periodic Acid