Primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused by rhizomucor variabilis: A new endemic zygomycosis? A case report and review of 6 cases reported from china

Abstract

We report a case of primary cutaneous zygomycosis caused byRhizomucor variabilis and review 6 cases reported from China that share similar features and are different from those cases caused by other species of Mucorales. It is noteworthy that all 6 of the cases were observed in 3 adjacent provinces of eastern China. © 2009 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.