Mycoses
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Letter Case Reports
Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis following water-related wound in a 24-year-old immunocompetent woman.
We describe a case of cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis in an immunocompetent 24-year-old woman. Diagnosis was based on histological and microbiological examination. The patient made a complete recovery with surgical debridement and antifungal therapy (liposomal amphotericin and posaconazole).