title: [The subcutaneous mucormycosis due to Lichtheimia corymbifera: A case report in an immunocompetent child].
abstract: Mucormycosis due to Lichtheimia (ex Absidia) corymbifera is a rare fungal infection, occurring most often in an environment of immune deficiency, rarely in an immunocompetent patient. It comes in different clinical forms, frequently misleading, hence the interest of a pathological and mycological examination that allows the diagnosis of certainty. The management of this condition should be introduced early because it affects the functional prognosis of the patient. In this study, the authors report a case of mucormycosis in a 10-year-old child, and with clinical immunocompetent less severe than the cases reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de parasitologie et mycologie, hôpital d'enfants de Rabat, Rabat, Morocco. salima_lima@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Razouk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sebbani
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agoumi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Benouchen
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malihi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nacir
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abouhafsse
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Al Hamany
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tligui
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004487:Edema / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007654:Ketoconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007866:Leg / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue; D014382:Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole; D007654:Ketoconazole