Abstract
A case of zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a patient having 25% full-thickness burns is described. Amputation of the leg was necessary to control rapid tissue invasion. The fungus was isolated from soil in the burn environment.
MeSH terms
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Amputation, Surgical
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Burns / complications*
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Humans
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Leg
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mucorales / isolation & purification
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Mucormycosis / etiology*
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Mucormycosis / microbiology
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Mucormycosis / surgery
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Soil Microbiology
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Wound Infection / etiology*
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Wound Infection / microbiology
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Wound Infection / surgery