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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Skin mucormycosis presenting as an erythema-nodosum-like rash in a renal transplant recipient: a case report | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Open Access Case report Skin mucormycosis presenting as an erythema-nodosum-like rash in a renal transplant recipient a case report Nader Nouri-Majalan 1 and Mansour Moghimit2 Address 1Nephrology Department Sadoughi Medical University Yazd Iran and 2Pathology Department Sadoughi Medical University Yazd Iran Email Nader Nouri-Majalan - dr_nori_majelan@ Mansour Moghimi - dr_mansour_moghimi@ Corresponding author tEqual contributors Published 19 April 2008 Received 4 June 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2008 2 112 doi 1752-1947-2-112 Accepted 19 April 2008 This article is available from http content 2 1 1 12 2008 Nouri-Majalan and Moghimi licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Introduction Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare entity related to kidney transplantation. It usually presents with ecthyma-like lesions and black necrotic cellulitis. We report an unusual case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis presenting as erythema-nodosum-like lesions in a woman who had received a renal transplant. Case presentation A 49-year-old woman with diabetes received a living-unrelated kidney transplant. Her clinical course was uneventful for the first six months after transplantation. She then developed multiple painful erythema-nodosum-like lesions on her right leg and thigh following an episode of minor trauma. Mucormycosis was diagnosed by skin biopsy. Microscopic examination also showed panniculitis. The patient was treated successfully with amphotericin B and surgical resection. To our knowledge this is the first description of primary cutaneous mucormycosis with erythema-nodosum-like lesions and panniculitis after .