Extensive Exserohilum infection in a burn patient

Extensive Exserohilum infection in a burn patient

CASE REPORT A 71-year-old woman originally hospitalized with 40% total body surface area fourth-degree burns (ie, into subcutaneous tissue) and respiratory failure subsequently had skin discoloration in her groin and overlying her exposed quadriceps. Her hospital course was complicated by fever and episodes of hypotension in spite of broad antimicrobial coverage with levofloxacin, vancomycin, a...

Extensive necrosis of the nick following dental infection in a diabetic patient

Extensive fascial and neel necrosis following diabete is a rare finding ,but if it occurs and left untreated,in can be life threatening due to extension of infection via regional fascia.in this report a 58 years old women is presented who had abscess in chin region due to odontogenic infection.clinical examination showed that,she had an extensive necrotic ulcer in chin and neck region.after lab...

Invasive Apophysomyces variabilis infection in a burn patient.

Apophysomyces variabilis is an emerging fungal pathogen that can cause significant infections in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of A. variabilis invasive wound infection in a 21-year-old male after a self-inflicted burn injury.

Nontuberculous mycobacterium infection in a burn ICU patient.

Invasive Fungal Infection with Absidia Corymbifera in Immunocompetent Patient with Electrical Scalp Burn

Invasive fungal infection in burn injury is caused by inoculation of fungal spore from patient skin, respiratory tract or from care giver. The risk factors for acquiring fungal infection in burns include age of burns, total burn size, full thickness burns, inhalational injury, prolonged hospital stay, late surgical excision, open dressing, central venous catheters, antibiotics, steroid treatmen...