Microsurgical Debridement for Persistent Ulcers Due to Rare Fungus Infection: Case Report and Literature Review

Yu Wen Tsui; Chia Yu Tsai; Hung Chi Chen

doi:10.1055/a-2166-8413

Microsurgical Debridement for Persistent Ulcers Due to Rare Fungus Infection: Case Report and Literature Review

Yu Wen Tsui, Chia Yu Tsai, Hung Chi Chen^*

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China Medical University Taichung

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Abstract

A patient suffered from chronic ulcer due to recalcitrant fungal infection for 3.5 years. Five antifungal agents and 40 times of debridement-all failed. Finally, radical microscopic debridement was performed for eradication of fungal conidiospores. Since then, there was no recurrence at 2 years of follow-up. Scopulariopsis brevicaulis is one of the rarest pathogens of cutaneous fungal infections, for which multidrug resistance increased the complexity and difficulty of treatment. Radical excision, especially microscopic debridement, was the key for eradication of fungal conidiospores in this case.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	135-138
Number of pages	4
Journal	Archives of Plastic Surgery
Volume	51
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2166-8413
State	Published - 12 2022
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
antifungal agents
fungal infections
microsurgical debridement
wounds and injuries

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