Cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient associated with a peripheral catheter

The first known case of an intravascular catheter-related primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient is reported. The patient had corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia and experienced an acute tissue rejection episode. A necrotic lesion appeared around the insertion site of a periph...

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Published inEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 14; no. 9; p. 813
Main Authors Baraia, J, Muñoz, P, Bernaldo de Quirós, J C, Bouza, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.09.1995
Subjects
Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects
Dermatomycoses - etiology
Female
Heart Transplantation - adverse effects
Humans
Middle Aged
Mucormycosis - etiology
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Summary:The first known case of an intravascular catheter-related primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a heart transplant patient is reported. The patient had corticosteroid-induced hyperglycemia and experienced an acute tissue rejection episode. A necrotic lesion appeared around the insertion site of a peripheral venous catheter. A biopsy revealed typical mucorales hyphae. The lesion continued to spread during the following 24 hours and necessitated amputation of the forearm. The organism was identified as a Mucor species.
ISSN:0934-9723
DOI:10.1007/BF01691000