Abstract
Mucormycosis (zygomycosis, phycomycosis) is the most acutely fatal fungal infection in humans. It is a rare condition and any one person's experience with the condition is limited to a few cases at most. A patient with advanced rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis who survived after debridement and free flap transfer is presented. It is proposed that a free flap may provide the ideal environment for combatting this condition by providing an increased blood supply and an effective delivery system for antimicrobial agents.
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Callan, P.P., Jackson, I.T., Drelichman, V.S. et al. Mucormycosis: a deadly disease with a new treatment. Eur J Plast Surg 19, 275–278 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171887
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