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Osteomyelitis of the sternum caused by Apophysomyces elegans
M E Eaton1, A A Padhye, D A Schwartz
1Department of Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia 30303.
Journal of Clinical Microbiology
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
Apophysomyces elegans, a member of the family Mucoraceae, was found to infect the chest wall and sternum of an immunocompetent man following minor trauma. As in previous cases, amphotericin B therapy alone was inadequate. Extensive surgical debridement was required in order to eradicate the infection.