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1 Utility of touch preparation for rapid diagnosis of cutaneous mucormycosis 
Nina K. Antonov, BS, Randy Tang, MD, Marc E. Grossman, MD  JAAD Case Reports  Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages (July 2015) DOI: /j.jdcr Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Cutaneous mucormycosis. A 6- × 7-cm necrotic ulceration with violaceous borders and a surrounding halo of erythema located superior to the liver transplantation scar. JAAD Case Reports 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.jdcr ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Mucormycosis. Touch preparation of a skin biopsy specimen stained with Swartz Lamkins (Delasco) fungal stain demonstrated numerous nonseptate wide hyphae branching at wide angles characteristic of Mucor. (Original magnification: ×10.) JAAD Case Reports 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.jdcr ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Mucormycosis. Hematoxylin-eosin stain of skin biopsy specimen on high power revealing nonseptate widely branching hyphal elements infiltrating blood vessels. JAAD Case Reports 2015 1, DOI: ( /j.jdcr ) Copyright © 2015 American Academy of Dermatology, Inc. Terms and Conditions


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