Open AccessNecrotising fasciitis due to Absidia corymbifera in wounds dressed with non sterile bandages
Author(s) -
Shakoor Sadia,
Jabeen Kauser,
Idrees Romana,
Jamil Bushra,
Irfan Seema,
Zafar Afia
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international wound journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.867
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1742-481X
pISSN - 1742-4801
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2011.00839.x
Subject(s) - medicine , necrotising fasciitis , zygomycosis , dermatology , surgery , antifungal , fasciitis , amphotericin b
We present three cases of Absidia corymbifera necrotising fasciitis presenting to our centre within 1 month of each other. All patients had wound dressings with non sterile crepe bandages at peripheral centres. One patient was lost to follow‐up, another improved on timely antifungal therapy, while the last patient succumbed to disseminated infection. We propose that traumatic and deep wounds be dressed with sterile roller bandages to prevent outbreaks of wound zygomycosis.