Successful cure of an extensive burn injury complicated with mucor wound sepsis.
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection occurring in the severely immunocompromised patient. A case of mucormycosis occurring in a patient who sustained an 85 per cent TBSA burn injury is reported. Diagnosis and management is reported in the paper.
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Department of Burn, Burn Center, No. 4 Hospital, Dalian, Liaoning, People's Republic of China.
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D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001830:Body Surface Area; D002056:Burns / Q000145:classification / Q000382:microbiology*; D003646:Debridement; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005437:Flucytosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B; D005437:Flucytosine