title: Rare case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis of the hand caused by Rhizopus microsporus in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Primary cutaneous mucormycosis is a very uncommon manifestation occurring most often in diabetics or following trauma.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We herein present a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis of the hand caused by Rhizopus microsporus in an immunocompetent patient.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the second such reported case in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Command Hospital, Pune, India.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Velu
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: Biju
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Pragasam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vijendran
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Behera
authors.forename: Shekhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Neema
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012883:Skin Ulcer / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B