Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis in an immunocompetent patient

Medical Mycology Case Reports
José Y RodríguezMiguel A Mora-Valderrama

Abstract

Mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis is rarely reported in humans. A case of A. variabilis infection in an immunocompetent men after friction burns in a car accident is described. The infection presented as a rapidly progressive necrotizing infection of the skin and soft tissue, which required extensive surgical debridement and total colonic defunctioning colostomy associated with prolonged antifungal therapy. A. variabilis infection should be considered as a differential diagnosis of rapidly progressive necrotizing skin and soft tissue infections in immunocompetent individuals.

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Dec 8, 2021·Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association·Emma LittlehalesEmily Yassaie
Mar 9, 2021·Journal of Burn Care & Research : Official Publication of the American Burn Association·Kevin M KliftoC Scott Hultman

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