PRIMARY CUTANEOUS MUCORMYCOSIS IN A HEALTHY-YOUNG GIRL - REPORT OF A CASE CAUSED BY MUCOR-HIEMALIS WEHMER

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PREVOO, RLMA [1 ]
STARINK, TM [1 ]
DEHAAN, P [1 ]
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[1] FREE UNIV AMSTERDAM, ACAD HOSP, DEPT DERMATOL, DE BOELELAAN 1117, 1081 HV AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS
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10.1016/0190-9622(91)70139-S
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R75 [皮肤病学与性病学];
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We report an unusual case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor hiemalis Wehmer that occurred in a healthy young girl after an insect bite. The patient had a slowly extending, indurated, erythematous, and scaling eruption on the right cheek. Histologic examination revealed granulomatous dermatitis and characteristic broad, nonseptate, pale-staining hyphae. This is the first report of an infection in a human being caused by Mucor hiemalis Wehmer. The infection was cured with intravenous amphotericin B.
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