Primary cutaneous mucormycosis due to Rhizopus arrhizus in an immunosuppressed patient with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria.
Ilse Yolanda Osorio-AragónSonia Toussaint-CaireSimón Guzmán-BucioBibiana Monserrat Barbosa-RamírezVíctor Alfonso Vázquez-AceitunoJuan Xicothencatl-CortesRigoberto Hernández-CastroPublished in: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH (2023)
Mucormycosis in the setting of immunosuppression is challenging. Upon suspicion of a diagnosis, immediate treatment is required. Adjunctive therapies may be considered; however, the case fatality rate remains high.