Apophysomyces Necrotizing Infection in an Immunocompetent Child

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Lauren Arthur Lilly Bayouth Richard Zeri Shannon Longshore Swapnil Kachare William A. B. Dalzell

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Shannon Longshore
Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, 600 Moye Blvd MA 207, Greenville, NC, 27834 USA

A B S T R A C T

Background: Mucormycoses are uncommon fungal infections with high morbidity and mortality rates. Apophysomyces spp are a known but rare pathogen. Successful treatment necessitates early diagnosis, surgical debridement, and systemic antifungal treatment. Case Presentation: A 7-year-old boy sustained a minor trauma to his leg and developed necrotizing acute soft tissue infection secondary to Apophysomyces varibilis. He required multiple surgical debridements and systemic antifungal therapy. He recovered well and had excellent results following skin grafting. Conclusion: Apophysomyces varibilis is an emerging pathogen in immunocompetent patients, most commonly acquired by traumatic innoculation.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Tue 15, Jan 2019
Accepted: Mon 11, Feb 2019
Published: Thu 07, Mar 2019

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© 2023 Shannon Longshore. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2019.01.002