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  • Title: Invasive cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
    Author: Jantunen E, Kolho E, Ruutu P, Koukila-Kähkölä P, Virolainen M, Juvonen E, Volin L.
    Journal: Bone Marrow Transplant; 1996 Jul; 18(1):229-30. PubMed ID: 8832023.
    Abstract:
    Mucormycotic infections caused by fungi of the families Rhizopus, Mucor or Absidia are rare and usually associated with diabetes or immunosuppression. We describe a patient with invasive necrotizing cutaneous mucormycosis caused by Absidia corymbifera shortly after allogeneic BMT. The infection was successfully treated with surgical debridement and liposomal amphotericin B for 6 weeks. Recognition of these rare infections requires a high index of suspicion. These patients should be evaluated with tissue biopsy and cultures and treated without delay.
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