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Biomedica ; 24(3): 239-51, 2004 Sep.
Article in Spanish | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15551876

ABSTRACT

A case study is presented of a 7-year-old boy, seriously injured in a car accident, who developed a fatal infection due to Aphophysomyces elegans--a mold of the Mucoracea family. Fungal invasion was initially manifested by a spotted wound in the left lumbar region which developed into a necrotizing fasciitis. Later this progressed to the right lumbar area, including the gluteus and the corresponding flank. Antimycotic treatment proved ineffective, and the child died 8 weeks after the accident. Other cases due to this fungus are reviewed.


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Fasciitis, Necrotizing/microbiology , Mucormycosis/microbiology , Phycomyces/isolation & purification , Accidents, Traffic , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Child , Debridement/methods , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/drug therapy , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/surgery , Fatal Outcome , Humans , Immunocompetence , Male , Mucormycosis/drug therapy , Mucormycosis/surgery
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 24(3): 239-251, sept. 2004. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-422504

ABSTRACT

Se presenta la historia de un niño de 7 años de edad, politraumatizado por accidente automovilístico, que falleció a consecuencia de infección por Apophysomyces elegans, un hongo de la familia Mucoracea. La invasión fue progresiva, inicialmente se observó una lesión puntiforme en la región lumbar izquierda que progresó a fascitis necrosante y, posteriormente, afectó la zona lumbar, los glúteos y el flanco derecho. El tratamiento antimicótico resultó inefectivo y el paciente falleció 8 semanas después de su accidente. Se presenta, además, una revisión de los casos atribuidos a este hongo


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Humans , Fasciitis, Necrotizing/etiology , Mucorales/pathogenicity , Mucormycosis/etiology , Mucormycosis/microbiology , Zygomycosis
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