Primary cutaneous zygomycosis due to Absidia corymbifera in a patient with cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
2009
A slowly enlarging arm ulcer appeared in a 61-year-old man with cutaneous T cell lymphoma. Skin biopsy revealed aseptate hyphae and nodular small/medium-sized pleomorphic CD4+ T cell infiltration. Cultures yielded Absidia corymbifera which was identified by phenotypic and molecular methods. Since a thorough examination did not detect organ involvement, the patient was diagnosed as having primary cutaneous zygomycosis. This is the first case report of cutaneous zygomycosis caused by A. corymbifera in a patient with primary cutaneous CD4+ small/medium-sized pleomorphic T-cell lymphoma. Other cases of primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by A. corymbifera are also reviewed.
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