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- Title
Simultaneous Infection of the Skin Surface and Dermal Tissue with Two Different Fungus Mimicking Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Case Report.
- Authors
Jia, Qiu-Yu; Song, Ying-Gai; Li, Xiang-Qian; Mu, Zhang-Lei; Li, Ruo-Yu; Li, Hou-Min
- Abstract
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection driven by subphylum Mucormycotina. Cutaneous mucormycosis is the third most common presentation of mucormycosis, and its characterized presentation is an indurated plaque that rapidly evolves to necrosis. Trichophyton rubrum is one of the most common dermatophytes that mainly cause superficial infections and seldom induce deep infections. The present report presents a case of cutaneous fungal infection, in which two kinds of fungus were isolated, and the skin lesion mimicked pyoderma gangrenosum. Trichophyton rubrum was isolated from the crust and hyphae of subphylum Mucormycotina were found in dermal tissue. The irregular systemic and topical use of steroid therapy is the possible cause of the mixed fungal infection in this patient, suggesting the importance of regular steroid therapy.
- Subjects
DERMATOMYCOSES; MUCORMYCOSIS; PYODERMA gangrenosum; SKIN infections; OPPORTUNISTIC infections; MYCOSES
- Publication
Clinical, Cosmetic & Investigational Dermatology, 2021, Vol 14, p163
- ISSN
1178-7015
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2147/CCID.S286582