Post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis
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Post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient.
Fungi of the class Zygomycetes, order Mucorales, cause deepseated infections in immunosuppressed individuals, such as those with hematologic malignancies, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, and patients on immunosuppressive therapy.1 Typically an airborne disease, primary infection is initiated in the upper or lower airways and is associated with the clinical development of sinusitis, rhinocereb...
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عنوان ژورنال: IDCases
سال: 2021
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01132