An unusual ulcer: A case of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae

Bradley J Gardiner; Ian Simpson; Mai H Khuu; Sarah E Kidd; Cheng H Lo; Grant A Jenkin

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.11.003

An unusual ulcer: A case of cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2014 Nov 27:7:8-11. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.11.003. eCollection 2015 Mar.

Authors

Bradley J Gardiner¹, Ian Simpson², Mai H Khuu³, Sarah E Kidd⁴, Cheng H Lo⁵, Grant A Jenkin⁶

Affiliations

¹ Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
² Department of Anatomical Pathology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
³ Department of Microbiology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.
⁴ National Mycology Reference Centre, SA Pathology, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
⁵ Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Monash Health (Dandenong Hospital), Dandenong, Victoria, Australia.
⁶ Monash Infectious Diseases, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia; Department of Microbiology, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.

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.

Keywords: Amphotericin; Cutaneous mucormycosis; Posaconazole; Rhizopus oryzae.