A rare case of mucormycosis of median sternotomy wound caused by Rhizopus arrhizus.

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2007-10-19
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We describe a case of mucormycosis of median sternotomy wound caused by Rhizopus arrhizus . The patient, a known diabetic and a case of coronary artery disease underwent coronary artery bypass surgery. In the postoperative period, patient developed infection of the median sternotomy wound, from which R. arrhizus was isolated on culture. Patient succumbed in spite of being treated with surgical debridement and amphotericin B. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of mucormycosis of median sternotomy wound from India.
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Chawla R, Sehgal S, Kumar SR, Mishra B. A rare case of mucormycosis of median sternotomy wound caused by Rhizopus arrhizus. Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology. 2007 Oct; 25(4): 419-21
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