Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases
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Scand. J. Infect. Dis. · Jan 2008
Review Case ReportsNosocomial post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis: a systematic review.
Mucormycosis is a rare, rapidly fatal opportunistic invasive fungal infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis usually follows direct inoculation of fungal spores at the site of damaged or traumatized skin. We report a case of fatal nosocomial post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis in a diabetic patient and we performed a systematic review of reported cases of nosocomial post-traumatic cutaneous mucormycosis to describe their demographic profile, predisposing factors, treatment and outcome.