Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 1990 · 83 citations · 9 references
MedicineMicrobiologyPathologyBurn SurgeryMedical MicrobiologyMycologyBurn CareBurn Wound HealingFungal InfectionsFungal PathologyFungal ZoonosesWound InfectionBurn Injury PathophysiologyBurn Wound ColonizationBurn Wound ManagementFungal Wound InfectionHost Tissue InvasionInvasive Burn Wound InfectionParasitic Tissue InvasionSoft Tissue Invasion
A case of zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a patient having 25% full-thickness burns is described. Amputation of the leg was necessary to control rapid tissue invasion. The fungus was isolated from soil in the burn environment.
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