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https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/40847| Title: | An unusual ulcer: A case of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae. | Authors: | Lo C.H.;Jenkin G.A. ;Kidd S.E.;Khuu M.H.;Simpson I.;Gardiner B.J. | Monash Health Department(s): | Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology | Institution: | (Gardiner, Jenkin) Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, VI, Australia (Simpson) Department of Anatomical Pathology, Monash Health, Clayton, VI, Australia (Khuu) Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, VI, Australia (Kidd) National Mycology Reference Centre, SA Pathology, Adelaide, SA, Australia (Lo) Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Monash Health (Dandenong Hospital), Dandenong, VI, Australia (Jenkin) Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, VI, Australia | Issue Date: | 7-Jan-2015 | Copyright year: | 2015 | Publisher: | Elsevier | Place of publication: | Netherlands | Publication information: | Medical Mycology Case Reports. 7 (pp 8-11), 2015. Date of Publication: March 2015. | Journal: | Medical Mycology Case Reports | Abstract: | Mucormycoses are high-mortality infections feared by clinicians worldwide. They predominantly affect immunocompromised hosts and are associated with a spectrum of disease. We describe a case of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae in a patient with multiple risk factors cured with complete surgical excision and a short course of antifungal therapy.Copyright © 2014 International Society for Human and Animal Mycology. International Society for Human and Animal Mycology Published by Elsevier B.V. | DOI: | http://monash.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.11.003 | ISSN: | 2211-7539 | URI: | https://repository.monashhealth.org/monashhealthjspui/handle/1/40847 | Type: | Article | Type of Clinical Study or Trial: | Case series or case report |
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