title: Mucormycosis after scorpion sting: case report.
abstract: Mucor is a fungus, which give rise to opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. We described a 55-year-old immunocompetent woman with cutaneous mucormycosis after scorpion sting. Mucormycosis may happen in patients with intact immunity and is not allocated only to patients with immune deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Disease, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran. Mortezapourahmad@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pourahmad
authors.forename: Abdolali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sepidkar
authors.forename: Mohmmad H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Farokhnia
authors.forename: Seyed M K
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tadayon
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Salehi
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zabetian
mesh_terms: D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D065008:Scorpion Stings / Q000150:complications*; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Mucormycosis; immunocompromised patients; immunological competence; scorpion; sting