Slowly Progressive Cutaneous, Rhinofacial, and Pulmonary Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor irregularis in an Immunocompetent Woman | Zendy

Zhikuan Xia | Zendy; Wenling Wang | Zendy; Rong Yang | Zendy

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Slowly Progressive Cutaneous, Rhinofacial, and Pulmonary Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor irregularis in an Immunocompetent Woman

Author(s) -

Zhikuan Xia,

Wenling Wang,

Rong Yang

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cis1045

Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , mucor , surgical debridement , antifungal , dermatology , debridement (dental) , mycosis , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , aspergillus

We herein report a case of slowly progressive cutaneous, rhinofacial, and pulmonary mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis in an immunocompetent woman who was successfully managed by combined surgical debridement and antifungal therapy. Slow progression, pulmonary involvement, occurrence in an immunocompetent patient, and good prognosis are unusual features of our case.

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