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Case Reports
. 1994 Jul;32(7):1823-4.
doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.7.1823-1824.1994.

Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis in a diabetic patient

E A Bearer  1 , P R Nelson, M Y Chowers, C E Davis
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Case Reports

Cutaneous zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis in a diabetic patient

E A Bearer et al. J Clin Microbiol. 1994 Jul.

Abstract

A 49-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus rapidly developed necrotizing cellulitis with fat necrosis and vasculitis after minor trauma to the right arm. Zygomycosis was diagnosed histologically. The lesion responded to aggressive debridement, amphotericin B, and normalization of blood glucose. Cultures yielded structures characteristic of Saksenaea vasiformis only after transfer to saline agar.

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