title: Zygomycosis requiring amputation of the hand: an isolated case in a patient receiving haemodialysis.
abstract: A case of zygomycosis due to Rhizopus microsporus variety microsporus in a patient who was receiving haemodialysis is described. This infection resulted in amputation of the right hand. Criteria to identify the fungus are presented. The pathogenesis and treatment of zygomycosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Prince Henry's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Kerr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Davidson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maslen
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B