Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis Caused by <i>Lichtheimia</i> Species in a Polytrauma Patient

Isolated Cerebral Mucormycosis Caused by <i>Lichtheimia</i> Species in a Polytrauma Patient

Isolated post-traumatic cerebral mucormycosis represents an extremely rare and severe disease. A case of isolated cerebral mucormycosis infection caused by <i>Lichtheimia</i> spp. in a 21-year-old multi-trauma patient is presented. The patient was hospitalized in the intensive care unit...

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Main Authors: Vasiliki Mamali, Christos Koutserimpas, Olympia Zarkotou, Georgia Vrioni, George Samonis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-01-01
Series:Diagnostics
Subjects:
fungal cerebral infection
fungal trauma
mucormycosis
fungal infection
<i>Mucorales</i>
zygomycosis
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/12/2/358

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