Cutaneous mucormycosis of the upper extremity in an immunocompetent host: Case report

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 787-791

  Lineberry, Kyle D ^a,b,c   Boettcher, Adam K ^a,b,c   Blount, Andrew L ^a,b,c   Burgess, Scott D ^a,b,c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Orthopaedic Associates of Michigan   (United States)

^c Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous; fungal; immunocompetent; mucormycosis; upper extremity

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFAZOLIN; ITRACONAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY RUPTURE; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; ENDARTERECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFECTION; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; REVIEW; RHIZOPUS; RISK FACTOR; SPLIT THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; THROMBECTOMY; VISUAL HALLUCINATION;

EID: 84859218833     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.11.010     Document Type: Article

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