{"title":"A rare case of mucormycosis in a diabetic patient: diagnostic challenges and clinical management of mucormycosis hand infection.","authors":"Hatan Mortada, Razan Albrahim, Saad Alrobaiea, Moinuddin Ahmad, Elfayad Hamad A Abdelraheem, Muath Hakami","doi":"10.1080/23320885.2024.2333879","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>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.</p>","PeriodicalId":42421,"journal":{"name":"Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery","volume":"11 1","pages":"2333879"},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-03-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10986432/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Case Reports in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/23320885.2024.2333879","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2024/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"SURGERY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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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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