Successful treatment of a child with posttraumatic necrotizing fasciitis caused by apophysomyces elegans: Case report and review of literature

Faisal N. Kordy; Ibrahim Z. Al-Mohsen; Fuad Hashem; Edna Almodovar; Sami Al Hajjar; Thomas J. Walsh

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Successful treatment of a child with posttraumatic necrotizing fasciitis caused by apophysomyces elegans: Case report and review of literature

Faisal N. Kordy, Ibrahim Z. Al-Mohsen, Fuad Hashem, Edna Almodovar, Sami Al Hajjar, Thomas J. Walsh

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Abstract

Apophysomyces elegans is an uncommon human pathogen that causes deeply invasive infections in immunocompromised patients and cutaneous infection in immunocompetent patients. We report the development of severe deep soft tissue zygomycosis caused by A. elegans in an otherwise healthy child after trauma. She was successfully treated with surgical debridements and antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B. A review of the literature indicates that zygomycosis caused by A. elegans is associated with traumatic inoculation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	877-879
Number of pages	3
Journal	Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume	23
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.inf.0000136870.17071.fd
State	Published - Sep 2004
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Apophysomyces
Fungal
Necrotizing fasciitis

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Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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