Primary cutaneous zygomycosis secondary to minor trauma in an immunocompromised pediatric patient: A case report

Samantha Sirignano; Patrick Blake; Jake E. Turrentine; Arturo R. Dominguez

Primary cutaneous zygomycosis secondary to minor trauma in an immunocompromised pediatric patient: A case report

Samantha Sirignano, Patrick Blake, Jake E. Turrentine, Arturo R. Dominguez

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Abstract

Zygomycosis is an opportunistic infection generally found in immunocompromised individuals. Herein we present a pediatric patient with primary cutaneous mucormycosis that developed at a site of trauma. Diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Dermatology online journal
Volume	20
Issue number	6
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Mucor
Mucorales
Oncology
Pediatric
Rhizopus
Transplant case
Zygomycosis

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Dermatology

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Primary cutaneous zygomycosis secondary to minor trauma in an immunocompromised pediatric patient: A case report

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