title: Cutaneous mucormycosis of scalp and eyelids in a child with type I diabetes mellitus.
abstract: Scalp mucormycosis in children is extremely rare. We present a case of pediatric scalp mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae in a 9-year-old diabetic girl who was successfully diagnosed and treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate and wound debridement. At 3 months follow up, the patient was stable although she had lost her vision.
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zaman
authors.forename: Harsimran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Shivaprakash M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Rudramurthy
authors.forename: Meenu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Atul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Parashar
authors.forename: Arunaloke
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D005143:Eyelids / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012535:Scalp / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology