title: Post-operative Abdominal Wall Mucormycosis-a Case Series.
abstract: Mucormycosis is caused by saprophtytic fungi which cause acute invasive zygomycosis. It clinically presents with necrosis, and on histopathology, acute and chronic infiltrates are seen. It rarely infects a healthy host, but is devastating in an immunocompromised host. We studied five cases with post-operative abdominal wall mucormycosis, three females and two males. Three patients were post-operative while the other two had mucormycosis following trauma and infection was found in sutured wound. All were initially diagnosed as cases of necrotizing fasciitis. Two patients eventually survived after intensive medical therapy and extensive debridements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Prabhdeep Singh
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Nain
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matta
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Kuldip
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Deepinder
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chhina
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Munish
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trehan
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab 141001 India.
authors.forename: Nishant
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Batta
keywords: Abdominal wall; Fungus; Mucormycosis