A Case of Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Immunocompetent Patient.
- Author:
Ho Youn JO
;
Chong Hyeok KIM
;
Young Chul KYE
;
Soo Nam KIM
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary Cutareous Mucormycosis;
Immunocompetent Patient
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B;
Biopsy;
Burns;
Communicable Diseases;
Debridement;
Diagnosis;
Fungi;
Humans;
Middle Aged;
Mucorales;
Mucormycosis*;
Starvation
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
1995;33(3):546-550
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucormycosis is an infectious disease caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Almost all patients have a serious uriderlying condition such as diabetes mallitus, imrnunosuppression, starvation, burn, but a few cais have been reported in previously heilthy subjects. In order to successfully treat this infection, diagnosis must be prompt and acior. panied by aggressive debridement and parenteral administration of amphotericin B. We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in 58-year-old man. The lesion was a well-circumscribed erythematous plaque with central necrcis Histopathologically, a biopsy revealed broad, nonsptate with branches occuring at right anghles.
