Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing
Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare manifestation of an aggressive fungal infection. Early diagnosis and treatment are vitally important in improving outcome. We report an unusual case presenting with progressive necrotizing fasciitis due to mucormycosis following trauma and dressing by man-made herbal...
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| author | Zahra Ahmadinejad Hamideh Khazraiyan Fahime Ghanbari Bahram Ahmadi Mohsen Gerami Shoar |
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| description | Cutaneous mucormycosis is a rare manifestation of an aggressive fungal infection. Early diagnosis and treatment are vitally important in improving outcome. We report an unusual case presenting with progressive necrotizing fasciitis due to mucormycosis following trauma and dressing by man-made herbal agents. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0ae71a93f49d4262b6c28a7f809596de2025-02-03T01:22:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Dermatological Medicine2090-64632090-64712013-01-01201310.1155/2013/894927894927Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional DressingZahra Ahmadinejad0Hamideh Khazraiyan1Fahime Ghanbari2Bahram Ahmadi3Mohsen Gerami Shoar4Department of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 14195, IranDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 14195, IranDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 14195, IranDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14195, IranDepartment of Medical Mycology and Parasitology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14195, IranCutaneous mucormycosis is a rare manifestation of an aggressive fungal infection. Early diagnosis and treatment are vitally important in improving outcome. We report an unusual case presenting with progressive necrotizing fasciitis due to mucormycosis following trauma and dressing by man-made herbal agents.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/894927 |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Ahmadinejad Hamideh Khazraiyan Fahime Ghanbari Bahram Ahmadi Mohsen Gerami Shoar Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine |
| title | Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing |
| title_full | Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing |
| title_fullStr | Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing |
| title_short | Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient following Traditional Dressing |
| title_sort | cutaneous mucormycosis in a diabetic patient following traditional dressing |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/894927 |
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