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Burn wound zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans

Journal of Clinical Microbiology (1990) 28(9) 2151-2153
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.28.9.2151-2153.1990
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A case of zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a patient having 25% full-thickness burns is described. Amputation of the leg was necessary to control rapid tissue invasion. The fungus was isolated from soil in the burn environment.

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Cooter, R. D., Lim, I. S., Ellis, D. H., & Leitch, I. O. W. (1990). Burn wound zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 28(9), 2151–2153. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.28.9.2151-2153.1990

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