ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection frequently associated with diabetes mellitus or an immunocompromised status. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis, the most frequent form of mucormycosis, is characterized by facial pain, swelling, fever, blood-tinged rhinorrhea and shows a rapidly progressive course. Herein, we describe an immunocompromised and diabetic woman with rhinocerebral mucormycosis initially misdiagnosed as herpes zoster.
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Female , Humans , Diabetes Mellitus , Facial Pain , Fever , Herpes Zoster , Mucormycosis , RhizopusABSTRACT
Keratoelastoidosis marginalis is a rare skin disorder. Clinically it consists of small, firm, linear hyperkeratotic papules, characteristically along the margin of the hands. Histopathologically it shows hyperkeratosis, acanthosis, solar elastosis, and degeneration of collagen and elastic fibers. Long-term ultraviolet radiation exposure and chronic trauma are considered to be precipitating factors. Herein, we report a case of keratoelastoidosis marginalis and a review of the related literature.