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A case of cutaneous zygomycosis caused byAbsidia coryabifera in a leukemic patient submitted to chemotherapy is reported. The lesion was located on the little finger of the right hand and probably resulted from a latent osteomyelitis. It progressed to form extensive necrotic area. No systemic infection was detected and the lesion did not appear to be associated with any trauma.
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Lopes, J.O., Pereira, D.V., Streher, L.A. et al. Cutaneous zygomycosis caused byAbsidia corymbifera in a leukemic patient. Mycopathologia 130, 89–92 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01103455
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