Rhinocerebral zygomycosis in a diabetic patient
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Cutaneous Zygomycosis in a diabetic patient: A case report
We report a diabetic patient who developed skin lesions on her left forearm and ulnar nerve involvement following admission to the hospital and putting IV catheter for her treatment. Biopsy samples wee taken from her skin lesions and ulnar nerve and with further evaluation after 2 months, the diagnosis of fungal infection due to zygomycetes and mucur was considered based on the presence o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822011000200027