title: Cutaneous mucormycosis: a case report.
abstract: Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection. It usually is benign in immunocompetent patients, but it can lead to devastating consequences in immunocompromised patients. Immediate diagnosis and treatment are crucial in preventing fatality. We describe a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in a man with a history of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in an effort to raise diagnostic suspicion of this life-threatening infection and prevent a fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA. Vanessa.london@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: London
authors.forename: Summer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003646:Debridement; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D009333:Neck