title: Slowly progressive cutaneous, rhinofacial, and pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis in an immunocompetent woman.
abstract: We herein report a case of slowly progressive cutaneous, rhinofacial, and pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis in an immunocompetent woman who was successfully managed by combined surgical debridement and antifungal therapy. Slow progression, pulmonary involvement, occurrence in an immunocompetent patient, and good prognosis are unusual features of our case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, General Hospital of Beijing Military Command of PLA, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zhi-Kuan
authors.initials: ZK
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Wen-Ling
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Rong-Ya
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003646:Debridement; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D004271:DNA, Fungal