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Necrotizing cellulitis due to Rhizopus arrhizus in an extremely premature infant
Álvaro Hoyos1, María Adelaida Mejía2, Verónica Herrera3
1Department of Pediatrics, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
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|May 6, 2020
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.
