Hepatic failure and malnutrition as predisposing factors of cutaneous mucormycosis in a pediatric patient

Medical Mycology Case Reports

Carmen Colman¹  Silvia Colman²  María de los Ángeles Sosa²  Gustavo Giusiano³  Florencia Rojas⁴ 

[1] Corresponding author.;Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Avelino Castelán, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina;Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina;Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina;

关键词: Lichtheimia ramosa;    Pediatric;    Cutaneous mucormycosis;    Malnutrition;   

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来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The genus Lichtheimia is the third-most frequent genus isolated in mucormycosis. We report a cutaneous case caused by Lichtheimia ramosa, localized on the face of a pediatric patient, in the context of acute liver failure and caloric malnutrition. Several surgeries and treatment with liposomal amphotericin B enabled the patient's favorable evolution.

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