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15752532

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9462
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-3-8
pubmed:abstractText
A man injured in the tsunami of Dec 26, 2004, returned to Sydney for management of his soft-tissue injuries. Despite broad-spectrum antibiotics, surgical wound debridement, and vigilant wound care, his condition worsened. Muscle and fat necrosis developed in a previously debrided thigh wound, and necrotising lesions arose from previous abrasions. Histological analysis showed mucormycosis in three non-contiguous sites, and Apophysomyces elegans was isolated from excised wound tissue. Wound infections, both bacterial and fungal, will undoubtedly add to the morbidity and mortality already recorded in tsunami-affected areas. Other cases [correction] of cutaneous mucormycosis might develop in survivors, but this disease can be difficult to diagnose and even harder to treat, particularly in those remaining in affected regions.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1474-547X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
365
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
876-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Multifocal cutaneous mucormycosis complicating polymicrobial wound infections in a tsunami survivor from Sri Lanka.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Microbiology, South Eastern Area Laboratory Services, St George Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports