Primary cutaneous mucormycosis developing after incision and drainage of a subcutaneous abscess in an immunocompetent host

BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Jan 4:2016:bcr2015213700. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-213700.

Authors

Norman Beatty¹, Mayar Al Mohajer²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson at South Campus, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
² Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona College of Medicine Tucson, Tucson, Arizona, USA.

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / surgery*
Adult
Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Drainage / adverse effects*
Humans
Immunocompetence
Leg
Male
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification
Mucormycosis / drug therapy
Mucormycosis / etiology*
Postoperative Complications
Skin Diseases / etiology*
Staphylococcal Infections
Triazoles / therapeutic use

Substances

Antifungal Agents
Triazoles
liposomal amphotericin B
posaconazole
Amphotericin B