[Local administration of amphotericin B by VAC instillation: Therapeutic aid in the treatment of mucormycosis].

Ann Chir Plast Esthet

Service de chirurgie des brûlés, plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, hospices civils de Lyon, 103, Grande rue de la Croix-Rousse, 69004 Lyon, France; Centre de traitement des brûlés de Lyon Pierre-Colson, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, hospices civils de Lyon, 5, place d'Arsonval, 69003 Lyon, France.

Published: May 2024

Mucormycosis is a rare and serious fungal infection, occurring mainly in immunocompromised, diabetic, polytrauma or burn patients. Current standard treatments include iterative carcinological surgical trimming, systemic treatment with liposomal amphotericin B and second-line Posaconazole or Isavuconazole. We report the case of a 37-year-old female patient with no previous medical history who developed a disseminated mucormycosis, with an estimated 25 % loss of skin substance and major decay of the chest wall. In addition to standard treatment, local instillations of amphotericin B using the VAC Veraflow® system were performed. We believe that local instillations of amphotericin B by VAC could improve the functional prognosis of patients with skin involvement.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.anplas.2023.07.011DOI Listing

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