Primary subcutaneous zygomycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae in a 71-year-old man with normal immune status.
A case of primary subcutaneous zygomycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae is described in a 71-year-old man with normal immune status. Diagnosis was based on histological examination and culture of biopsy fragments from skin lesions. The patient recovered after itraconazole therapy (200 mg day(-1) for 60 days followed by 100 mg day(-1) for 45 days).
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Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, Section of Dermatology, Siena University, Siena, Italy. mondelli@unisi.it
Ghilardi
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Massai
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Capecchi
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Miraccco
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Fimiani
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D000368:Aged; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000382:microbiology