Mucor osteomyelitis after traumatic forearm amputation in a 38-year-old patient

Dominik Spuehler; Johannes Fuchs; Joerg Hainich

doi:10.1080/23320885.2023.2259468

Mucor osteomyelitis after traumatic forearm amputation in a 38-year-old patient

Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. 2023 Sep 21;10(1):2259468. doi: 10.1080/23320885.2023.2259468. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Dominik Spuehler¹, Johannes Fuchs¹, Joerg Hainich¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Hand-, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Saint Gallen, Switzerland.

Abstract

We report the case of a forest ranger who developed a polymicrobial infection with Mucor circinelloides after traumatic forearm amputation. Based on our case report we discuss epidemiology and management of this rare and potentially fatal infection.

Keywords: Mucor osteomyelitis; amphotericin B; forearm amputation; fungal infection.

Publication types

Case Reports