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Nosocomial cutaneous zygomycosis in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis.

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2009 Nov Others Fist_Author_Year_PM

Full Author : ['Garg, Jaya', 'Sujatha, S', 'Garg, Atul', 'Parija, S C']
Journal Title : International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases
Chapter : Section13, Section15, Section18, Section1, Section2, Section8
Journal Year : 2009

Zygomycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection with a fulminant course. Varying clinical forms have been described, including cutaneous zygomycosis, which is mainly observed in diabetic and burns patients. We report herein a case of cutaneous zygomycosis of the nose in a 26-year-old female patient with diabetic ketoacidosis, developing secondary to the application of non-elasticized adhesive tape probably contaminated with fungal spores......

Keywords : ['nosocomial cutaneous zygomycosis', 'diabetic ketoacidosis', 'patient']