Superficial Cutaneous Zygomycosis Presenting as Resistant Intertrigo: A Case Report

Zygomycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Cutaneous zygomycosis is the second most common form of the disease, typically characterized by necrotic eschars in an immunocompromised host. We report an unusual case of superficial intertrigo resistant to conventional th...

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Published inOpen forum infectious diseases Vol. 7; no. 2; p. ofaa043
Main Authors McMahon, Devon E, Hysell, Kristen, Montgomery, Mary, Frangos, Jason
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.02.2020
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ID Case
posaconazole
intertrigo
United States of America
Mucor circinelloides
dermatomycoses
zygomycosis
mucormycosis
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Summary:Zygomycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection with a high mortality rate. Cutaneous zygomycosis is the second most common form of the disease, typically characterized by necrotic eschars in an immunocompromised host. We report an unusual case of superficial intertrigo resistant to conventional therapies caused by in a patient with HIV and diabetes.
ISSN:2328-8957
2328-8957
DOI:10.1093/ofid/ofaa043