Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery
Case ReportCutaneous mucormycosis: report of five cases and review of the literature
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Case 1
A 72-year-old male farmer was admitted to our hospital. He had a previous history of diabetes type II under insulin therapy, prostatic adenocarcinoma treated with radiotherapy, a hypertensive cardiomyopathy, a left nephrectomy with chronic renal insufficiency and, 10 months before, he had been diagnosed with mielodysplastic syndrome RAEB-I, and was treated with corticoids and immunosuppressive drugs (prednisone and alkylatin agents as melphalan).
At the moment of admission to hospital, he
Discussion
Mucormycosis is an uncommon and aggresive fungal infection caused by Mucorales, fungi of the class Zygomycetes, which is seldom seen in immunocompetent individuals (Table 1). Nowadays it is getting more frequent due to the increasing number of immunocompromised patients.14, 15, 16 Mucormycosis may manifest in different patterns and locations (rhinocerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, cardiac and other rare forms). Disseminated zygomycosis has a high mortality rate and a dreadful
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