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  • Title: Cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient associated with a peripheral catheter.
    Author: Baraia J, Muñoz P, Bernaldo de Quirós JC, Bouza E.
    Journal: Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis; 1995 Sep; 14(9):813-5. PubMed ID: 8536733.
    Abstract:
    The first known case of an intravascular catheter-related primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient is reported. The patient had corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia and experienced an acute tissue rejection episode. A necrotic lesion appeared around the insertion site of a peripheral venous catheter. A biopsy revealed typical mucorales hyphae. The lesion continued to spread during the following 24 hours and necessitated amputation of the forearm. The organism was identified as a Mucor species.
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