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Successful Treatment by Surgery of a Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor irregularis.

Authors :
Liang GZ
Xu WQ
Zheng XL
Mei H
Lv GX
Shen YN
Li DM
Liu WD
Source :
Mycopathologia [Mycopathologia] 2018 Apr; Vol. 183 (2), pp. 445-449. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Oct 30.
Publication Year :
2018

Abstract

We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis. A 66-year-old man was presented to our hospital with a history of gradually enlarging plaque on the right leg for about a year. The identification of pathogen based on the fungus morphology and DNA sequencing revealed M. irregularis as the responsible fungus for skin lesion. The lesion was removed incidentally by a surgery procedure, and no recrudescence was seen during a follow-up of 24-month observation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1573-0832
Volume :
183
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Mycopathologia
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
29086142
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-017-0219-4