Cutaneous Mucormycosis

The patient, a 59‐year‐old male, had been diagnosed as having alcoholic hepatopathy 20 years previously. He noticed localized swelling on his left leg after fishing in a river. The patient was diagnosed as having cutaneous mucormycosis upon histological and mycological examination of the skin. Gradu...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of dermatology 1999-03, Vol.26 (3), p.174-177
Hauptverfasser:	Mizutari, Kumiko, Nishimoto, Katsutaro, Ono, Tomomichi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	compromised host cutaneous mucormycosis Dermatomycoses - complications Dermatomycoses - diagnosis Dermatomycoses - drug therapy Dermatomycoses - pathology Humans liver cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis, Alcoholic - complications Male Middle Aged Mucormycosis - complications Mucormycosis - diagnosis Mucormycosis - drug therapy Mucormycosis - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	The patient, a 59‐year‐old male, had been diagnosed as having alcoholic hepatopathy 20 years previously. He noticed localized swelling on his left leg after fishing in a river. The patient was diagnosed as having cutaneous mucormycosis upon histological and mycological examination of the skin. Gradual improvement of the symptoms was noted four weeks after administration of itraconazole and fruconazole; these were discontinued after five months.
ISSN:	0385-2407 1346-8138
DOI:	10.1111/j.1346-8138.1999.tb03450.x