Severe mycosis as a rare infection after a corn auger injury of the hand: a case report.

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Severe mycosis as a rare infection after a corn auger injury of the hand: a case report.

Patient Saf Surg. 2015;9:22

Authors: Bowles RJ, Mitchell JJ, Price C, Ipaktchi K

Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare but serious infection that can be seen in immunocompetent individuals who experience traumatic injury. The authors report a case in a 28 year-old man who sustained a mangling hand injury in a corn augur accident. After initial aggressive debridement ongoing tissue necrosis was seen, and in subsequent biopsies invasive mucormycosis was diagnosed. The patient was successfully managed with immediate surgical debridement and antifungal medication and showed no sign of infection at six-month follow-up.

PMID: 28428824 [PubMed]

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