Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera in a leukemic patient.

Abstract

A case of cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera in a leukemic patient submitted to chemotherapy is reported. The lesion was located on the little finger of the right hand and probably resulted from a latent osteomyelitis. It progressed to form extensive necrotic area. No systemic infection was detected and the lesion did not appear to be associated with any trauma.

• Authors: J O Lopes, D V Pereira, L A Streher, A A Fenalte, S H Alves, J P Benevenga
• Journal: Mycopathologia (Mycopathologia) Vol. 130 Issue 2 Pg. 89-92 (May 1995) ISSN: 0301-486X [Print] Netherlands
• PMID: 7566062 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (therapeutic use)
• Dermatomycoses (complications, microbiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute (complications, drug therapy)
• Male
• Mucorales (isolation & purification)
• Mucormycosis (complications, microbiology, pathology)
• Osteomyelitis (complications, diagnostic imaging, microbiology)
• Radiography