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Two Cases of Post-Traumatic Mucormycosis due to Mucor circinelloides: Salvage Therapy with a Combination of Adjunctive Therapies

Mucormycosis is a rare, emerging angioinvasive infection caused by ubiquitous filamentous fungi. In recent decades, an increase in cutaneous or post-traumatic mucormycosis has been reported. We describe two cases of post-traumatic wound infections with Mucor circinelloides, a mucor species only rare...

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Autores principales: De Paepe, A., Dams, K., Robert, D., Jacobs, R., Ten Kate, G. L., Van Ierssel, S., Jansens, H., Lammens, M., Van Beeck, A., Jorens, P. G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9095369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35574267
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/4949426
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Sumario:Mucormycosis is a rare, emerging angioinvasive infection caused by ubiquitous filamentous fungi. In recent decades, an increase in cutaneous or post-traumatic mucormycosis has been reported. We describe two cases of post-traumatic wound infections with Mucor circinelloides, a mucor species only rarely reported as a cause of post-traumatic mucormycosis. Often considered lethal, management required a combination of medical and surgical therapies to achieve a favorable outcome in both cases.