title: Chronic cutaneus mucormycosis in an immunocompetent female.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Cutaneous infection is an uncommon presentation of mucormycosis, usually seen after trauma, at the site of surgical drains or after occlusive dressings. The involved area is erythematous and painful, with varying degree of central necrosis. We report the case of chronic coetaneous infection of one year duration and without apparent necrosis in an immunocompetant patient.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 32-year-old immunocompetent woman presented with a large unilateral firm infiltrative plaque resembling cancer lesions, disfiguring the eyelids, nose and lips. The punch biopsy and then surgical debridement was done and the diagnosis of cutaneous mucormycosis was confirmed on histologic examinations with granulomatous reaction and characteristic broad, nonseptate, pale-staining hyphae.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mucomycosis should be in differncial diagnosis of any chronic infiltrative lesions even without visible necrosis and normal immune status of the patient.
authors: Imam Reza Hospital. Mashad University of Medical Sciences, Mashad, IR Iran.
authors: Ali Akbar
authors: AA
authors: Heydari
authors: Abdolhamid
authors: A
authors: Fata
authors: Maryam
authors: M
authors: Mojtabavi
keywords: Cutaneous; Infection; Mucormycosis; Patients
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