A rare case of mucormycosis in a diabetic patient: diagnostic challenges and clinical management of mucormycosis hand infection.

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg

Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Published: March 2024

Mucormycosis hand infection in poorly controlled diabetic presented as rapidly progressive swelling, redness, pain, and necrosis unresponsive to antibiotics. Prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgery, antifungals, and diabetes management were critical, highlighting the need for early recognition and treatment of mucormycosis in diabetics.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10986432PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2024.2333879DOI Listing

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