Rhino-cerebral and cutaneous zygomycosis: An increasingly emerging life-threating infection

Francesco Drago^{1

2}, Giulia Ciccarese¹, Riccardo Merli³, Agostino Persi², Aurora Parodi^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² DI.S.Sal., Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Eye Clinic, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Health, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

Francesco Drago et al. Dermatol Ther. 2020 Nov.

. 2020 Nov;33(6):e14379.

doi: 10.1111/dth.14379. Epub 2020 Oct 20.

Francesco Drago^{1

2}, Giulia Ciccarese¹, Riccardo Merli³, Agostino Persi², Aurora Parodi^{1

2}

¹ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
² DI.S.Sal., Section of Dermatology, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
³ Eye Clinic, Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Health, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.

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