CUTANEOUS MUCORMYCOSIS IN A HEART-TRANSPLANT PATIENT ASSOCIATED WITH A PERIPHERAL CATHETER

被引:29
作者
BARAIA, J [1 ]
MUNOZ, P [1 ]
DEQUIROS, JCLB [1 ]
BOUZA, E [1 ]
机构
[1] HOSP BASURTO,INFECT DIS SECT,BILBAO,SPAIN
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10.1007/BF01691000
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
摘要
The first known case of an intravascular catheter-related primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient is reported. The patient had corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia and experienced an acute tissue rejection episode. A necrotic lesion appeared around the insertion site of a peripheral venous catheter. A biopsy revealed typical mucorales hyphae. The lesion continued to spread during the following 24 hours and necessitated amputation of the forearm. The organism was identified as a Mucor species.
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