Resident Rounds: Part III – Primary Cutaneous Mucormycosis

August 2015 | Volume 14 | Issue 8 | Features | 915 | Copyright © August 2015


Mariah Johnson MD, Ramin Fathi MD, and Theodore Alkousakis MD

University of Colorado, Department of Dermatology, Denver, CO(

DISCLOSURES

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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AUTHOR CORRESPONDENCE

Ramin Fathi MDramin.fathi@ucdenver.edu
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