Immunodeficiency, Acquired, Fungal Infection, Deep, Mucormycosis, Purpura - DermAtlas

Contributor

Bernard Cohen, MD

Diagnosis

immunodeficiency, acquired fungal infection, deep mucormycosis purpura

Body Site

hand

Age

6 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

Color

purple gray

Morphology

purpura

Pattern

solitary

Comments

This neurtopenic febrile 6-year-old leukemic developed an enlarging necrotic purple-gray plaque on the top of his hand which was discovered when the arm pad and intravenous catheter were removed. A touch preparation of debris from a skin biopsy showed numerous hyphae and the culture grew Mucor. The red ring was drawn the night before the image was taken. Note the puncture wound from the intravenous catheter inferior to the plaque.

Description

necrotic purple-gray plaque

Image Added

5/31/2004 22:27:56

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