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Cutaneous zygomycosis: a possible postoperative complication in immunocompetent individuals.

Abstract
Fungi in the class of zygomycetes usually produce serious infections in diabetics and immunocompromised hosts. Cutaneous zygomycosis is a less common form, with an unpredictable extent of anatomical involvement and clinical course. Here, we report two cases of primary cutaneous zygomycosis as postoperative complications in otherwise healthy females. Zygomycosis was suspected and specimens from the surgical debridement were examined by microbiological and histopathological studies for confirming the clinical diagnosis. Rapid diagnosis, liposomal amphotericin B, and proper debridement of affected tissue are necessary to avoid a fatal outcome.
AuthorsRagini Tilak, Prabhat Raina, Sanjeev Kumar Gupta, Vijai Tilak, Pradyot Prakash, Anil Kumar Gulati
JournalIndian journal of dermatology, venereology and leprology (Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol) 2009 Nov-Dec Vol. 75 Issue 6 Pg. 596-9 ISSN: 0973-3922 [Electronic] United States
PMID19915241 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Topics
  • Adult
  • Cesarean Section
  • Dermatomycoses (immunology, microbiology, therapy)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Laparotomy
  • Ovarian Cysts (surgery)
  • Pregnancy
  • Rhizopus
  • Surgical Wound Infection (immunology, microbiology, therapy)
  • Young Adult
  • Zygomycosis (immunology)

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