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. 2023 May 21;4(3):e12965.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12965. eCollection 2023 Jun.

Male with black facial lesion

James Grow  1 , Servando Rivera  1 , James M Brown  1 , Shawnna Kifer  1
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Male with black facial lesion

James Grow et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Black eschar sign, which is the hallmark of mucormycosis infection.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Axial computed tomography of maxillofacial demonstrating sub Q emphysema and maxillary sinus erosion (black arrow).
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References

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    1. Ramadorai A, Ravi P, Narayanan V. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: a prospective analysis of an effective treatment protocol. Ann Maxillofac Surg. 2019;9(1):192‐196. doi:10.4103/ams.ams_231_18 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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