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Necrotizing cellulitis due to Rhizopus arrhizus in an extremely premature infant.
Hoyos, Álvaro; Mejía, María Adelaida; Herrera, Verónica; Soto, Andrés; Rico, Clara.
Afiliação
  • Hoyos Á; Department of Pediatrics, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Mejía MA; Department of Dermatology, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Herrera V; Pathology Laboratory, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Clínica Vida Fundación, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Soto A; Dinamica Microbiology Laboratory, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
  • Rico C; Department of Pediatrics, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
IDCases ; 20: e00754, 2020.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32368491
ABSTRACT
We report an extremely premature infant with necrotizing cellulitis. After minor trauma to the left arm when removing an adhesive sensor, patient developed rapidly progressive cellulitis, which evolved into a necrotic ulcer. Microbiological studies (mass spectroscopy and molecular assay) identified Rhizopus arrhizus as the responsible fungus.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article