1. A rare case of invasive zygomycosis in an immunocompetent trauma patient
- Author
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Samuel Chittaranjan, Vijay Arunkumar, Kunal Patel, and Loganathan Senthil
- Subjects
Microbiology (medical) ,Antifungal ,medicine.medical_specialty ,lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine ,medicine.drug_class ,lcsh:RC955-962 ,lcsh:Medicine ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Zygomycosis ,Rare case ,medicine ,Above knee amputation ,Road traffic ,Immunocompetent trauma ,Antifungal therapy ,Angioinvasion ,Trauma patient ,business.industry ,Mortality rate ,General surgery ,lcsh:R ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Infectious Diseases ,business ,human activities - Abstract
Zygomycosis is an aggressive fungal infection occurred in immunocompromised patients commonly involving sinuses and lungs. zygomycosis has been reported in road traffic accidents and in farmland injuries. The mortality rate of zygomycosis is 40% to 80% due to angioinvasion. We report a case of immunocompetent young girl developing zygomycosis after road traffic accident in a urban area. The extensive infection patient survived after above knee amputation and antifungal therapy.
- Published
- 2016