title: Successful management of a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host.
abstract: Primary cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare disease in the immunocompetent, and research on this condition is limited to case reports. Clinical presentation is not sufficiently distinctive to allow a diagnosis and the immunocompetent state precludes even the suspicion of the condition. There is agreement in literature regarding the absence of guidelines for its treatment. Most reports have used a combination of aggressive and repeated surgical debridement and systemic antifungals, usually amphotericin B. The authors propose the use of vacuumassisted closure technology in managing these wounds with a possible role in decreasing the number and extent of debridement and limiting deeper tissue damage. ﻿﻿﻿.
authors: the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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authors: the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; email: subodh6@gmail.com.
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authors: the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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authors: the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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authors: the Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Center, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
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