title: Mucormycosis of the vulva following bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: Mucormycosis is uncommon in bone marrow transplant recipients. Primary cutaneous mucor in any setting is unusual. It may mimic necrotizing bacterial infection particularly in patients with severe neutropenia. We report a case of vulvar mucormycosis in a transplant recipient. Diagnosis depends on histological identification of fungal hyphae invading tissue and blood vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ruskin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sahebi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kogut
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Falk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000628:therapy; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D014845:Vulvar Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*