Open AccessDIAGNOSIS 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. Schouten–van Meeteren,
Dasja Pajkrt,
Cor van den Bos,
Gijs Th. J. van Well
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/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.