TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Early diagnosis of cutaneous mucormycosis due to Lichtheimia corymbifera after a traffic accident
JO  - Mycopathologia
A1  - Tyll, Tomas
A1  - Lyskova, Pavlina
A1  - Hubka, Vit
A1  - Muller, Martin
A1  - Zelenka, Lubomir
A1  - Curdova, Martina
A1  - Tuckova, Inna
A1  - Kolarik, Miroslav
A1  - Hamal, Petr
SP  - 119
EP  - 124
VL  - 181
IS  - 1-2
N2  - A case report of cutaneous mucormycosis and obstacles to early diagnosis is presented. A 38-year-old male was involved in a car accident that led to amputation of both lower limbs. Subsequently, he developed fungal wound infection of the left lower limb stump. The infection was detected very early, although the diagnosis was difficult because only a small area was affected and histopathological examination was initially negative. The infection was proven by microscopy, culture and histopathology. The isolate was identified by sequencing of the rDNA ITS region gene (internal transcribed spacer region of ribosomal DNA) as Lichtheimia corymbifera. Liposomal amphotericin B and surgery were successful in management of the disease.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0301-486X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11046-015-9943-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -