A Considered Case as Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis.
- Author:
Hong Tak LEE
1
;
Tae Ho YANG
;
Tae Young YOON
;
Seung Ho CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, College of Medicine, Chungbuk National University, Cheongju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary cutaneous mucormycosis
- MeSH:
Administration, Intravenous;
Amphotericin B;
Biopsy;
Debridement;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Female;
Humans;
Hyphae;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Lower Extremity;
Middle Aged;
Mucorales;
Mucormycosis*
- From:Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
1999;4(1):75-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
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.
