Wound infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa due to a car accident.

Bibashi E, de Hoog GS, Pavlidis TE, Symeonidis N, Sakantamis A, Walther G (2012) Wound infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa due to a car accident. Med Mycol Case Rep 2, 7-10.

Abstract

A 32-year-old immunocompetent man sustained severe traumas contaminated with organic material due to a car accident. An infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa at the site of contamination was early diagnosed and cured by multiple surgical debridement and daily cleansing with antiseptic solution only.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Grit Walther

Identifier

doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2012.12.001

PMID: 24432204