amphotericin-b and Fractures--Bone

Topics: Accidental Falls; Accidents, Traffic; Aged, 80 and over; Amphotericin B; Amputation, Surgical; Antifungal Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Debridement; Fatal Outcome; Female; Fractures, Bone; Fractures, Open; Fungemia; Humans; Humeral Fractures; Immunocompetence; Lacerations; Middle Aged; Mucormycosis; Multiple Trauma; Opportunistic Infections; Postoperative Complications; Recovery Room; Splenectomy; Splenic Rupture; Thigh; Transfusion Reaction; Wound Infection

Lichtheimia corymbifera (syn. Absidia corymbifera, Mycocladus corymbifer) is an ubiquitous cosmopolitan mold that can cause primary cutaneous and deep tissue infection in healthy individuals. We report a subcutaneous L. corymbifera infection in a 13-year-old immune-competent child, with a severe traumatic injury, with a successful outcome after early diagnosis and treatment with lipid amphotericin B, early debridement, and vacuum-assisted closure (VAC).

Topics: Absidia; Accidents, Traffic; Adolescent; Amphotericin B; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antifungal Agents; Bacteremia; Combined Modality Therapy; Compartment Syndromes; Debridement; Early Diagnosis; Fractures, Bone; Humans; Immunocompetence; Leg Bones; Male; Mucormycosis; Multiple Trauma; Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy; Opportunistic Infections; Surgical Wound Infection; Wound Infection

Topics: Adolescent; Amphotericin B; Antifungal Agents; Blastomycosis; Fractures, Bone; Humans; Lung; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Radiography; Spine

Topics: Adolescent; Africa; Amphotericin B; Black People; Bone Diseases; Child; Diagnosis; Fractures, Bone; Fractures, Spontaneous; Histoplasma; Histoplasmosis; Humans; Nigeria; Paraplegia; Pathology; Radiography; Ribs; Skull; Spinal Cord Compression; Spinal Diseases