title: Primary cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis.
abstract: We describe a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 44-year-old man with an 18-month history of infiltrative erythematous plaques and haemorrhagic crusting on the dorsum of his left hand. The isolate was identified as Mucor irregularis (formerly Rhizomucor variabilis) based on the fungus morphology and DNA sequencing results. Improvement was observed after a 6-month treatment course of itraconazole. No recrudescence was seen during a follow-up of 23 months after treatment.
authors: Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors: X J
authors: XJ
authors: Xia
authors: Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors: H
authors: H
authors: Shen
authors: Department of Dermatology, Third Hospital of Hangzhou, Hangzhou, China.
authors: Z H
authors: ZH
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006229:Hand Dermatoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D017964:Itraconazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D020103:Rhizomucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D017964:Itraconazole