Invasive mucormycosis in a non-immunocompromised patient.
Primary invasive cutaneous mucormycosis in a non-immunocompromised patient is described. Cultures from the infected tissues yielded a zygomycete which was identified as Saksenaea vasiformis. The patient was successfully treated with debridement of the lesion and amphotericin B.
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D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
D000666:Amphotericin B