A neutropenic child with a purple lesion on the thigh.
Zygomycosis is an aggressive infection by an angioinvasive fungus seen in patients with defects in phagocytosis. We describe a neutropenic child with primary cutaneous Rhizopus infection presenting with a bull's-eye appearance. The patient was treated with aggressive surgical debridement along with amphotericin B followed by skin grafting, with full recovery.
Hansen
Jason P
JP
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. jason-p-hansen@uiowa.edu
Kristjansson
Arni K
AK
Stone
Mary S
MS
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D018242:Neuroectodermal Tumors, Primitive / Q000188:drug therapy; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D012233:Rhizopus; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy; D013848:Thigh / Q000293:injuries / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents