• Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Dec 2007

    Case Reports

    Diagnosis and treatment of cutaneous zygomycosis.

    • Douwe H Visser, Yvette L F van den Berg, A Marceline van Furth, Matthijs W Oomen, Antoinette Y N Schouten-van Meeteren, Dasja Pajkrt, Cor van den Bos, and Gijs Th J van Well.
    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    • Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. 2007 Dec 1; 26 (12): 1165-6.

    AbstractCutaneous zygomycosis is a rare but severe fungal infection with high risk of dissemination. Early recognition, deep surgical biopsy for diagnosis, aggressive treatment with repeated surgical debridement, and targeted pharmacotherapy are essential and can prevent dissemination and fatal outcome. We present case reports of 2 patients.

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