Mucormycosis is caused by saprophtytic fungi which cause acute invasive zygomycosis. It clinically presents with necrosis, and on histopathology, acute and chronic infiltrates are seen. It rarely infects a healthy host, but is devastating in an immunocompromised host. We studied five cases with post-operative abdominal wall mucormycosis, three females and two males. Three patients were post-operative while the other two had mucormycosis following trauma and infection was found in sutured wound. All were initially diagnosed as cases of necrotizing fasciitis. Two patients eventually survived after intensive medical therapy and extensive debridements.

作者：Prabhdeep Singh, Nain；Harish, Matta；Kuldip, Singh；Deepinder, Chhina；Munish, Trehan；Nishant, Batta

来源：The Indian journal of surgery 2015 年 77卷 Suppl 2期