Primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a healthy young girl. Report of a case caused by Mucor hiemalis Wehmer.
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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Department of Dermatology, Academic Hospital Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Starink
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de Haan
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D002610:Cheek; D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009089:Mucor / Q000145:classification; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000473:pathology*