Rhizopus cohnii as the cause of skin mucormycosis

B. Podsiadło, H. Halweg, G. Ortonowski, P. Krakówka

Abstract


The authors report the case of the mucormycosis of the skin. The diagnosis was made on the presence of Mucoraceae hyphe in the through examination, histology and the positive culture of the material taken from the ulcerations of patients skin. The isolated fungus was identified as Rhizopus cohnii.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.1988.009

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  • 2353-074X (online)
  • 0001-625X (print; ceased since 2015)
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