Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera in a leukemic patient

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 infec...

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Published in:Mycopathologia (1975) 1995-05, Vol.130 (2), p.89-92
Main Authors: LOPES, J. O, PEREIRA, D. V, STREHER, L. A, FENALTE, A. A, ALVES, S. H, BENEVENGA, J. P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absidia corymbifera
Adult
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
Dermatomycoses - complications
Dermatomycoses - microbiology
Dermatomycoses - pathology
Human mycoses
Humans
Infectious diseases
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - complications
Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute - drug therapy
Male
Medical sciences
Mucorales - isolation & purification
Mucormycosis - complications
Mucormycosis - microbiology
Mucormycosis - pathology
Mycoses
Mycoses of the skin
Osteomyelitis - complications
Osteomyelitis - diagnostic imaging
Osteomyelitis - microbiology
Radiography
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/BF01103455