Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease
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Título da fonte: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Resumo: | ABSTRACT Angionvasive mucormycosis is an emerging fungal disease known to affect mainly diabetics or subjects with profound neutropenia. Infection usually occurs through the inhalation route, but cutaneous inoculation may occur after trauma or burns. However, mucormycosis remains unusual in HIV infection. We report a fatal case of cutaneous mucormycosis due to Rhizopus arrhizus involving the scalp following herpes zoster infection. The patient was a 42-year-old man with advanced AIDS failing on salvage antiretroviral therapy. The fungus was diagnosed on the basis of histopathology and culture. Our case emphasizes the need to consider mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis of necrotic cutaneous lesions in patients with late-stage HIV disease. |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV diseaseHIVMucormycosisRhizopusAIDSABSTRACT Angionvasive mucormycosis is an emerging fungal disease known to affect mainly diabetics or subjects with profound neutropenia. Infection usually occurs through the inhalation route, but cutaneous inoculation may occur after trauma or burns. However, mucormycosis remains unusual in HIV infection. We report a fatal case of cutaneous mucormycosis due to Rhizopus arrhizus involving the scalp following herpes zoster infection. The patient was a 42-year-old man with advanced AIDS failing on salvage antiretroviral therapy. The fungus was diagnosed on the basis of histopathology and culture. Our case emphasizes the need to consider mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis of necrotic cutaneous lesions in patients with late-stage HIV disease.Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases2016-12-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702016000600637Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.20 n.6 2016reponame:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseasesinstname:Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)instacron:BSID10.1016/j.bjid.2016.06.004info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMoreira,JoséRidolfi,FelipeAlmeida-Paes,RodrigoVaron,AndreaLamas,Cristiane C.eng2016-12-13T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1413-86702016000600637Revistahttps://www.bjid.org.br/https://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phpbjid@bjid.org.br||lgoldani@ufrgs.br1678-43911413-8670opendoar:2016-12-13T00:00Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases - Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID)false |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease Moreira,José HIV Mucormycosis Rhizopus AIDS |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Cutaneous mucormycosis in advanced HIV disease |
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Moreira,José |
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Moreira,José Ridolfi,Felipe Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo Varon,Andrea Lamas,Cristiane C. |
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Ridolfi,Felipe Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo Varon,Andrea Lamas,Cristiane C. |
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Moreira,José Ridolfi,Felipe Almeida-Paes,Rodrigo Varon,Andrea Lamas,Cristiane C. |
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HIV Mucormycosis Rhizopus AIDS |
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HIV Mucormycosis Rhizopus AIDS |
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ABSTRACT Angionvasive mucormycosis is an emerging fungal disease known to affect mainly diabetics or subjects with profound neutropenia. Infection usually occurs through the inhalation route, but cutaneous inoculation may occur after trauma or burns. However, mucormycosis remains unusual in HIV infection. We report a fatal case of cutaneous mucormycosis due to Rhizopus arrhizus involving the scalp following herpes zoster infection. The patient was a 42-year-old man with advanced AIDS failing on salvage antiretroviral therapy. The fungus was diagnosed on the basis of histopathology and culture. Our case emphasizes the need to consider mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis of necrotic cutaneous lesions in patients with late-stage HIV disease. |
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