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Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis following water‐related wound in a 24‐year‐old immunocompetent woman
Author(s) -
Stewardson Andrew J.,
Holmes Natasha E.,
Ellis David H.,
Howden Benjamin P.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
mycoses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.13
H-Index - 69
eISSN - 1439-0507
pISSN - 0933-7407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01648.x
Subject(s) - zygomycosis , posaconazole , medicine , antifungal , surgery , surgical debridement , amphotericin b , histopathological examination , debridement (dental) , dermatology , pathology
Summary We describe a case of cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis in an immunocompetent 24‐year‐old woman. Diagnosis was based on histological and microbiological examination. The patient made a complete recovery with surgical debridement and antifungal therapy (liposomal amphotericin and posaconazole).