Successful Treatment of Cutaneous Mucormycosis Infection Following Living Donor Liver Transplant and Review of Literature

Abstract

Background Mucormycosis is a rare and opportunistic infection usually associated with hematologic diseases, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, solid tumors, and organ transplantation. Method Presenting a case report of a patient who developed mucor infection of the surgical wound, 10 days after transplant, was successfully treated by wide surgical debridement and amphotericin injection and we analyse the risk factors involved for infection. Results The risk factors that were identified were malnutrition, contaminated surgical wound and CMV infection. Conclusion With an early diagnosis of mucormycosis by clinical findings, culture, or tissue biopsy, and aggressive treatment consisting of administration of liposomal amphotericin B and surgical resection of all infected tissue, excellent results are achieved.