A neutropenic child with a purple lesion on the thigh

Jason P HANSEN; Arni K KRISTJANSSON; Mary S STONE

doi:10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00522.x

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A neutropenic child with a purple lesion on the thigh

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A neutropenic child with a purple lesion on the thigh

Jason P HANSEN, Arni K KRISTJANSSON and Mary S STONE

Pediatric dermatology, Vol.24(5), pp.560-561

2007

DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00522.x

PMID: 17958814

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Abstract

Zygomycosis is an aggressive infection by an angioinvasive fungus seen in patients with defects in phagocytosis. We describe a neutropenic child with primary cutaneous Rhizopus infection presenting with a bull’s‐eye appearance. The patient was treated with aggressive surgical debridement along with amphotericin B followed by skin grafting, with full recovery.

Dermatology

Hematologic and hematopoietic diseases

Other diseases. Hematologic involvement in other diseases

Biological and medical sciences

General aspects

Medical sciences

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Title: Subtitle: A neutropenic child with a purple lesion on the thigh
Creators: Jason P HANSEN - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Arni K KRISTJANSSON - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Mary S STONE - University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Pediatric dermatology, Vol.24(5), pp.560-561
Publisher: Blackwell; Malden, MA
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2007.00522.x
PMID: 17958814
ISSN: 0736-8046
eISSN: 1525-1470
Language: English
Date published: 2007
Academic Unit: Dermatology; Pathology
Record Identifier: 9984025326302771

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