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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 3 | Page : 302-305 |
Rhizomucor variabilis : A rare causative agent of primary cutaneous zygomycosis
AB Patil1, K Chandramohan2, MR Shivaprakash3, SD Nadgir1, SA Lakshminarayana4
1 Department of Microbiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Dermatology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka, India
3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Mycology Division, WHO Collaborating Centre, Centre of Advanced Research in Medical Mycology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
4 Department of Microbiology, Sree Gokulam Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
A B Patil
Department of Microbiology, Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.115662
Rhizomucor variabilis is a rare cause of human infections. We report a case of primary cutaneous zygomycosis in an immunocompetent host. Although microscopy reveals the fungal aetiology, the need for species identification is highlighted to better understand the species and establish an epidemiological pattern as it is reported from restricted geographical locations.
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