Primary cutaneous mucormycosis (zygomycosis) caused by Apophysomyces elegans |
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Authors: | Reddy I S Rao N Raghupathi Shankar Reddy V M Rao Ratna |
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Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad, India. drreddyis@gmail.com |
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Abstract: | A 53 year-old male diabetic presented with a month-old, painful ulcer with necrotic margins over the right thigh. Wound debridement was done twice and the ulcer showed recurrent growth of a white, cottony filamentous structure. Cutaneous mucormycosis was suspected and confirmed by histopathology and a culture isolate of Apophysomyces elegans . The patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin-B and itraconazole followed by partial thickness skin grafting, and then discharged after being prescribed posaconazole syrup for three weeks. Regular follow-up was done and during the last visit after six months following discharge, the ulcer was found to have healed well with no recurrence of the fungus. |
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