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Two Cases of Post-Traumatic Mucormycosis due to Mucor circinelloides: Salvage Therapy with a Combination of Adjunctive Therapies
- Source :
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, Vol 2022 (2022)
- Publication Year :
- 2022
- Publisher :
- Hindawi Limited, 2022.
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Abstract
- Mucormycosis is a rare, emerging angioinvasive infection caused by ubiquitous filamentous fungi. In recent decades, an increase in cutaneous or post-traumatic mucormycosis has been reported. We describe two cases of post-traumatic wound infections with Mucor circinelloides, a mucor species only rarely reported as a cause of post-traumatic mucormycosis. Often considered lethal, management required a combination of medical and surgical therapies to achieve a favorable outcome in both cases.
- Subjects :
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20906633
- Volume :
- 2022
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5179463ea79242d5b5afb944e56c67da
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/4949426