Subcutaneous zygomycosis (Mucormycosis)

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Subcutaneous zygomycosis (Mucormycosis)
Primary cutaneous and subcutaneous infections
usually the result of a "barrier break" or
traumatic implantation of fungal elements.
Lesions vary considerably in morphology but
include plaques, pustules, ulcerations, deep
abscesses and ragged necrotic patches. Most heal
with little treatment (debridement and
amphotericin B) and they are not usually
associated with dissemination. Distribution
World-wide. Aetiological Agents Cosmopolitan
members of the Mucorales including species of
Rhizopus, Mucor, Rhizomucor, Absidia,
Cunninghamella, Saksenaea and Mortierella.
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