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  • Title: Cutaneous zygomycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae in a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
    Author: Sundararajan T, Kumar CP, Menon T, Rekha K, Venkatadesikalu M.
    Journal: Mycoses; 2004 Dec; 47(11-12):521-3. PubMed ID: 15601461.
    Abstract:
    We report herein a case of primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae in a 7-year-old girl with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) receiving intensive chemotherapy. The diagnosis was based on observation of hyphal elements in cutaneous biopsy and isolation of the fungus in culture. The patient responded to surgical intervention and treatment with amphotericin B.
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