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- Title
Self‐resolving superficial primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a 7‐week‐old infant.
- Authors
Jones, Milissa U.; Flores, Michelle S.; Vereen, Rasheda J.; Szabo, Sabrina R.; Logemann, Nicholas F.; Eberly, Matthew D.
- Abstract
Abstract: A 7‐week‐old girl, born at 30 weeks' gestational age, presented to clinic for evaluation of a crop of vesicular lesions that were noted after removal of a bandage that had been in place for 4 days. A punch biopsy of the lesion revealed fungal elements that were later identified as Rhizopus spp. The lesion began to self‐resolve, and no further treatment was needed, with full resolution of the lesion by 1 month after presentation. Clinicians should be aware of the variable presentations of mucormycosis and consider fungal infection in the differential diagnosis when evaluating vulnerable patients with skin eruptions.
- Subjects
RHIZOPUS; MYCOSES; TISSUE wounds; MUCORMYCOSIS; INFANT diseases
- Publication
Pediatric Dermatology, 2018, Vol 35, Issue 4, pe248
- ISSN
0736-8046
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1111/pde.13531