Post-traumatic course complicated by cutaneous infection with Absidia corymbifera.
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare but serious infection in trauma patients. Reported here is the case of a young patient with cutaneous mucormycosis due to Absidia corymbifera probably caused by a soil-contaminated wound. Despite daily surgical debridement and amphotericin B therapy, cure could be achieved only by amputation of the lower limb.
Seguin
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P
Service de Réanimation Chirurgicale, CHR-U Pontchaillou, Rennes, France. yMalledant.rennes@in vivo.edu
Musellec
H
H
Le Gall
F
F
Chevrier
S
S
Le Bouquin
V
V
Malledant
Y
Y
D020095:Absidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000150:complications*