Geller J D, Peters M S, Su W P
Department of Dermatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 1993 Sep;29(3):462-5. doi: 10.1016/0190-9622(93)70211-b.
Primary cutaneous mucormycosis is uncommon and occurs mainly in immunosuppressed or diabetic patients or after localized trauma. We report a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent man in whom no definite precipitating factors could be identified; initially, superficial granulomatous pyoderma was suspected clinically. The lesion was successfully treated with debridement, local wound care, parenteral administration of amphotericin B, and ultimately by surgical excision and split-thickness skin grafting.
