title: Primary cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient.
abstract: Mucormycosis is most common in immunocompromised patients, but it can also occur in healthy hosts, most frequently as primary cutaneous mucormycosis (PCM) and predominantly as a result of skin trauma. We present an uncommon case of PCM in a healthy, young man with no previous history of local trauma. Despite rapid progression of the infection, the patient was successfully treated through surgical intervention and by administering liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole. He made a full recovery without the need for skin grafting.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, General Hospital of Tomelloso, Tomelloso, Spain.
authors.forename: Mihai
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paduraru
authors.affiliation: Cirugia General y Digestiva, Hospital La Mancha Centro, Alcazar de San Juan, Spain.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Moreno-Sanz
authors.affiliation: Hospital La Mancha Centro, Alcazar de San Juan, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Olalla Gallardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B