Zahra Sarafraz
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Title: Soft tissue mucormycosis in immunocompetent patient: A case report
Biography
Biography: Zahra Sarafraz
Abstract
Mucormycosis is considered the third most common invasive fungal disease aft er candidiasis and aspergillosis and all such diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Mucormycosis almost always develops in patients with defects in their host defense and it is rare in healthy people. It can manifest in diff erent clinical presentations. Th e most frequent form is the rhinoorbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Cutaneous disease is the third most frequent manifestation of mucormycosis. In this study we investigate a 6-years-old immunocompetent boy complained of a large (15-20 cm) itching mass that had been enlarging slowly in his neck region (submental) for 4 months. CT scan revealed a large submental mass without abscess formation and biopsy showed mucormycosis in soft tissue specimen. Patient’s parents refused to surgery. His treatment and prognosis with liposomal amphotericin B are investigated in this study.