title: Necrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages.
abstract: We present three cases of Absidia corymbifera necrotising fasciitis presenting to our centre within 1 month of each other. All patients had wound dressings with non sterile crepe bandages at peripheral centres. One patient was lost to follow-up, another improved on timely antifungal therapy, while the last patient succumbed to disseminated infection. We propose that traumatic and deep wounds be dressed with sterile roller bandages to prevent outbreaks of wound zygomycosis.
authors: Department of Pathology and Medicine, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors: Sadia
authors: S
authors: Shakoor
authors: Kauser
authors: K
authors: Jabeen
authors: Romana
authors: R
authors: Idrees
authors: Bushra
authors: B
authors: Jamil
authors: Seema
authors: S
authors: Irfan
authors: Afia
authors: A
authors: Zafar
mesh_terms: D020095:Absidia / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000328:Adult; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000382:microbiology; D001706:Biopsy; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D019115:Fasciitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D013242:Sterilization; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents