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Mucormycosis is uncommon in bone marrow transplant recipients. Primary cutaneous mucor in any setting is unusual. It may mimic necrotizing bacterial infection particularly in patients with severe neutropenia. We report a case of vulvar mucormycosis in a transplant recipient. Diagnosis depends on histological identification of fungal hyphae invading tissue and blood vessels.
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Nomura, J., Ruskin, J., Sahebi, F. et al. Mucormycosis of the vulva following bone marrow transplantation. Bone Marrow Transplant 19, 859–860 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700740
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1700740