Related Experiment Video
Updated: Aug 2, 2026

Come to the Light Side: In Vivo Monitoring of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilm Infections in Chronic Wounds in a Diabetic Hairless Murine Model
Published on: October 10, 2017
Fatal genitourinary mucormycosis in a patient with undiagnosed diabetes
J C Williams1, A R Schned, J R Richardson
1Department of Surgery, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756-0001, USA.
Abstract:
We present what we believe is the first report in the world literature of penile necrosis due to mucormycosis, a rare and often fatal fungal infection. This case of rhizopus mucormycosis began with a penile lesion in a 27-year-old patient with undiagnosed diabetes; it led to necrosis of the phallus, lower urinary tract, rectum, and pelvic musculature and finally to death. Despite repeated aggressive surgical debridement in conjunction with medical therapy, we were unable to halt the progression of the fungal and synergistic bacterial infections.
Related Concept Videos
Cryptococcal Meningitis
Type I Diabetes III: Clinical Manifestations
Type II Diabetes Mellitus III: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis
Hyperglycemia
Diabetic Foot Ulcer
Diabetic Nephropathy

