DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS ZYGOMYCOSIS | Zendy

Douwe H. Visser | Zendy; Yvette L. F. van den Berg | Zendy; A. Marceline van Furth | Zendy; Matthijs W. Oomen | Zendy; Antoinette Y. N. Schoutenvan Meeteren | Zendy; Dasja Pajkrt | Zendy; Cor van den Bos | Zendy; Gijs T. J. van Well | Zendy

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DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CUTANEOUS ZYGOMYCOSIS

Author(s) -

Douwe H. Visser,

Yvette L. F. van den Berg,

A. Marceline van Furth,

Matthijs W. Oomen,

Antoinette Y. N. Schoutenvan Meeteren,

Dasja Pajkrt,

Cor van den Bos,

Gijs T. J. van Well

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

the pediatric infectious disease journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028

H-Index - 140

eISSN - 1532-0987

pISSN - 0891-3668

DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3181462a4b

Subject(s) - zygomycosis , medicine , debridement (dental) , surgical debridement , pharmacotherapy , surgery , dermatology , biopsy , amphotericin b , radiology , antifungal

Cutaneous zygomycosis is a rare but severe fungal infection with high risk of dissemination. Early recognition, deep surgical biopsy for diagnosis, aggressive treatment with repeated surgical debridement, and targeted pharmacotherapy are essential and can prevent dissemination and fatal outcome. We present case reports of 2 patients.

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