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A Neutropenic Child with a Purple Lesion on the Thigh
Author(s) -
HANSEN JASON P.,
KRISTJANSSON ARNI K.,
STONE MARY S.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00522.x
Subject(s) - medicine , zygomycosis , skin grafting , surgery , debridement (dental) , amphotericin b , thigh , neutropenia , lesion , rhizopus , surgical debridement , dermatology , chemotherapy , antifungal , chemistry , food science , fermentation
Zygomycosis is an aggressive infection by an angioinvasive fungus seen in patients with defects in phagocytosis. We describe a neutropenic child with primary cutaneous Rhizopus infection presenting with a bull’s‐eye appearance. The patient was treated with aggressive surgical debridement along with amphotericin B followed by skin grafting, with full recovery.