A Considered Case as Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis / 대한의진균학회지
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
;
: 75-78, 1999.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-86963
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.
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Main subject:
Biopsy
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Amphotericin B
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Hyphae
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Lower Extremity
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Debridement
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Administration, Intravenous
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Liver Cirrhosis
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Mucorales
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Mucormycosis
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Medical Mycology
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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