A case of chroniccutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregulari treated with conventional amphotericin B

Abstract

Abstract: The patient was a 44-year-old female with erythema and papules on her face for 16 years, ulcers and black crusts for 8 years. Dermatological examination: diffuse swelling erythema, large well-demarcated ulcers with necrotic eschar on her face. She presented bilateral eyelid ectropion and lost her sight of the right eye. The patient was diagnosed as chronic cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregulari after direct microscopic examination, fungal culture and molecular identification. Intravenous amphotericin B was given. The lesions were significantly improved but left atrophic scar.

Key words: amphotericin B, Mucor irregulari, cutaneous mucormycosis

CLC Number:

R519.8

WANG Shiqi, SONG Yinggai, MO Ran, WAN Zhe, XU Yonghao, LI Ruoyu. A case of chroniccutaneous mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregulari treated with conventional amphotericin B[J]. Chinese Journal of Mycology, 2023, 18(4): 347-349,353.

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