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14596351

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-4
pubmed:abstractText
Mucormycosis is a rare invasive mycotic infection treated by antifungini or amphotericin B. We describe the case of a patient with septic fever and a necrotic lesion, with phlegmon of medial left thigh. Surgery was performed to drain the abscess content and to remove the necrotic tissue; mucormycosis was diagnosized by histological and culture tests and treated by intravenous amphotericin B. Since the lesion worsened, liposomal amphotericin B was directly infused into the left common iliac artery, with progressive improvement, and treatment was continued until complete recovery. Therefore, the endoarterial infusion of liposomal amphotericin B was a safe and successful treatment of advanced lesions of mucormycosis. In such lesions, intravenous general antibiotic administration probably is not sufficient to reach the whole infected area.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1121-7138
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
395-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-25
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Safe and successful endoarterial infusion of liposomal amphotericin B in treatment of mucormycosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Clinical Medicine and Emerging Diseases, University of Palermo, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports