Cutaneous mucormycosis of scalp and eyelids in a child with type I diabetes mellitus.

Abstract

Scalp mucormycosis in children is extremely rare. We present a case of pediatric scalp mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae in a 9-year-old diabetic girl who was successfully diagnosed and treated with amphotericin B deoxycholate and wound debridement. At 3 months follow up, the patient was stable although she had lost her vision.

• Authors: Kamran Zaman, Harsimran Kaur, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy, Meenu Singh, Atul Parashar, Arunaloke Chakrabarti
• Journal: Indian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology (Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol) 2015 May-Jun Vol. 81 Issue 3 Pg. 275-8 ISSN: 0973-3922 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 25784223 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Child
• Dermatomycoses (complications, diagnosis)
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Eyelids (microbiology, pathology)
• Female
• Follow-Up Studies
• Humans
• Mucormycosis (complications, diagnosis, therapy)
• Rhizopus (isolation & purification)
• Scalp (microbiology, pathology)
• Vision Disorders (diagnosis, etiology)