conclusions mucomycosis should be in differncial diagnosis of any chronic infiltrative lesions even without visible necrosis and normal immune status of the patient. introduction cutaneous infection is an uncommon presentation of mucormycosis, usually seen after trauma, at the site of surgical drains or after occlusive dressings. the involved area is erythematous and painful, with varying degre...

interoduction: cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major health problem in some parts of iran,which exists as zoonotic and anthroponotic forms in different foci of the country.following an epidemic of cutaneous leishmaniasis in bafgh city,(yazd province, centeral iran),this study was carried out to determine the ecology of sandflies,reservoir hosts and human infection in 2005. methods: this descriptiv...

Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapid grower, can cause pulmonary infection and cutaneous infection. They are usually resistant to multiple antimicrobials. So challenging physicians for treatment. Here we report a rare case of caused by mimicking actinomycosis. Keywords: Actinomycosis cutaneous infection, Mycobacterium NTM.

background: zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (zcl) is an expanding disease and public health problem in iran. in the current study, natural leishmania infection rate and seasonal fluctuation of the infection in rhombomys opimus population of a hyperendemic focus of zcl in iran was investigated. methods:   the study was conducted from october 2006 to october 2008 in esfahan province, central par...

Background: To get accustomed with cutaneous manifestations related to AIDS is effective in early diagnosis of this disease. Objective: To evaluate the cutaneous manifestations in HIV seropositive patients. Patients and Methods: A prospective, descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed on HIV-positive male prisoners in Kermanshah central prison and in addiction camp, referred to skin d...

Background: Mucocutaneous manifestations may occur inevery stage of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.Some of them may be the first presentations. In this study, weevaluated the prevalence of dermatologic manifestations as thefirst presentations of HIV/AIDS in 25 Iranian patients.Method: In a cross sectional study, we evaluated 25 new casesof HIV infection whose HIV infections were d...

Background: Diabetes is an important metabolic disease with myriad manifestations and complications, affecting many people. Cutaneous infections impact numerous diabetic patients. Among different bacterial infections in diabetic patients, the infections caused by mycobacteria other than Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MOTT) eventuate in complications owing to the paucity of accurate detection...