Hepatic failure and malnutrition as predisposing factors of cutaneous mucormycosis in a pediatric patient

Silvia Colman; Gustavo Giusiano; Carmen Colman; María de Los Ángeles Sosa; Florencia Rojas

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.12.005

Hepatic failure and malnutrition as predisposing factors of cutaneous mucormycosis in a pediatric patient

Med Mycol Case Rep. 2021 Dec 31:35:26-29. doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2021.12.005. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Authors

Silvia Colman¹, Gustavo Giusiano², Carmen Colman¹, María de Los Ángeles Sosa³, Florencia Rojas²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital Pediátrico Dr. Avelino Castelán, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina.
² Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, CONICET, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina.
³ Instituto de Medicina Regional, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Resistencia, 3500, Argentina.

Abstract

The genus Lichtheimia is the third-most frequent genus isolated in mucormycosis. We report a cutaneous case caused by Lichtheimia ramosa, localized on the face of a pediatric patient, in the context of acute liver failure and caloric malnutrition. Several surgeries and treatment with liposomal amphotericin B enabled the patient's favorable evolution.

Keywords: Cutaneous mucormycosis; Lichtheimia ramosa; Malnutrition; Pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports