title: Nosocomial post-traumatic Rhizomucor soft tissue and bone infection treated with liposomial amphotericin B: case report.
abstract: Mucornycosis is a rare fungal infection most commonly occuring in patients with severe immunocompromise, diabetes, uremia or trauma. Only a few cases of non axial skeletal bone osteomyelitis have been reported. We report a case of nosocomial cellulitis and osteomyelitis complicating a posttraumatic bacterial infection, successfully treated with liposomial amphotericin B and surgical debridement. Traumatized patients with extensive tissue loss, receiving broad-spectrum antibiotics, can develop impaired immune responses and are at risk for fungal infections.
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy. pasticci@unipg.it.
authors: M B
authors: MB
authors: Pasticci
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Baldelli
authors: Department of Surgical Sciences Orthopaedics Section, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Fiacca
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Giustelli
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
authors: L M
authors: LM
authors: Lapalorcia
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Morosi
authors: Infectious Disease Section Department of Experimental Medicine and Biochemical Sciences, University of Perugia, I-06100, Perugia, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Stagni
keywords: Nosocomial cellulitis and osteomyelitis; Rhizomucor