Combined fungal and bacterial infection in deep burns of the lower limb - a case report.

Fungal infections are one of the most common diseases. Superficial mycoses affect the skin and visible mucous membranes. Deep mycoses include organ and systemic mycoses.

Rare Mucor circinelloides and Fusarium infection in latissimus free flap reconstruction after devastating foot injury in non-neutropenic patient.

Nowadays, free flap reconstruction in devastating lower limb trauma is a standard procedure in reconstructive surgery. The greatest factor directly affecting limb salvage is still the risk of infectious complications, whether local or systemic. Fungal wound infections are not among the most common infection complications in surgery, but their low incidence is compensated for by their fulminant and serious course, as well as severe local tissue destruction and strong angio-invasive potential together with the possibility of dissemination.

[Danger of the sea-complications After Scorpion Fish Attack].

Hundreds of people come back from exotic countries with bacterial or parasitic infection every year. Venomous animal attack is less common. One such animal is scorpion fish (Scorpaena scrofa).