Zosteriform zygomycosis.
We describe a patient with zygomycosis that resembled herpes zoster infection. The diagnosis was readily made with a potassium hydroxide preparation that revealed sparsely to non-septate hyphae. The patient responded to combination antifungal therapy with amphotericin B and fluconazole. The clinical response correlated with antifungal susceptibility test results.
Woods
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Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio 44106.
Elewski
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D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D015725:Fluconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D017193:Skin Diseases, Viral / Q000473:pathology*
D000666:Amphotericin B; D015725:Fluconazole