Case - Skin Mucormycosis Presenting as an Erythema-Nodosum-Like Rash in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report

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Skin Mucormycosis Presenting as an Erythema-Nodosum-Like Rash in a Renal Transplant Recipient: A Case Report

Presented by:	Journal of Medical Case Reports / Nader Nouri-Majalan and Mansour Moghimi
Summary points:	A 49-year-old diabetic presents with multiple, painful, erythema-nodosum-like lesions on the right leg and thigh 6 months after receiving a living-unrelated kidney transplant. This case report describes the laboratory findings, treatment, and outcome, and includes various images. The authors discuss the risk factors that predispose to zygomycetes and common presentations.
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