Citation

Taams M, Bade PG, Thomson SR. Injury 1992; 23(6): 390-392.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Natal Medical School, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1428165

Abstract

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is a rare complication of trauma. We report on four patients who developed this frequently fatal condition after delayed treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis and discuss the aetiology, diagnosis and management of the disease.

Language: en