title: Violaceous necrotic plaques on the leg of an immunosuppressed patient. Cutaneous mucormycosis.
authors.affiliation: Medical student at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Shuai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.affiliation: resident in the Harvard Combined Dermatology Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Vinod E
authors.initials: VE
authors.lastname: Nambudiri
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tahan
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Su-jean
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Seo
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007871:Leg Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology