Successful Treatment by Surgery of a Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor Irregularis

Overview

Journal Mycopathologia

Specialties Microbiology
Pharmacology

Date 2017 Nov 1

PMID 29086142

Citations 8

Authors

Guan-Zhao Liang

Wen-Qi Xu

Xiao-Li Zheng

Huan Mei

Gui-Xia Lv

Yong-Nian Shen

Dong-Mei Li

Wei-Da Liu

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Abstract

We report a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis. A 66-year-old man was presented to our hospital with a history of gradually enlarging plaque on the right leg for about a year. The identification of pathogen based on the fungus morphology and DNA sequencing revealed M. irregularis as the responsible fungus for skin lesion. The lesion was removed incidentally by a surgery procedure, and no recrudescence was seen during a follow-up of 24-month observation.

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