A Case of Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Immunocompetent Patient / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
; : 546-550, 1995.
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in Ko
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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.
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Main subject:
Starvation
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Biopsy
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Burns
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Amphotericin B
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Communicable Diseases
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Debridement
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Diagnosis
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Fungi
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Mucorales
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Mucormycosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
1995
Type:
Article