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Cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompromised patient: a case report
Mucormycosis is a rare and highly aggressive fungal infection, with a potential to reach its fulminant phase rapidly. We report a case of a 73-year-old immunocompromised vasculopath with cutaneous mucormycosis. The disease resulted in eventual death despite aggressive surgical debridement, revascula...
Autores principales: | Suthananthan, Arul E., Koek, Sharnice A., Sieunarine, Kishore |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5400416/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28458862 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjx056 |
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