Open AccessA rare case of invasive zygomycosis in an immunocompetent trauma patient
Author(s) -
Sivakkanan Loganathan,
Vijay Arunkumar,
Kunal Patel,
Samuel Chittaranjan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)61022-2
Subject(s) - zygomycosis , medicine , surgery , road traffic accident , mucormycosis , amputation , antifungal , dermatology , amphotericin b , road traffic , transport engineering , engineering
Zygomycosis is an aggressive fungal infection occurred in immunocompromised patients\udcommonly involving sinuses and lungs. zygomycosis has been reported in road traffic\udaccidents and in farmland injuries. The mortality rate of zygomycosis is 40% to 80% due to\udangioinvasion. We report a case of immunocompetent young girl developing zygomycosis after\udroad traffic accident in a urban area. The extensive infection patient survived after above knee\udamputation and antifungal therapy