What Researchers Did
Clinicians reported a case of soft tissue mucormycosis (a rare aggressive fungal infection) in an immunocompetent man ankle following a high-energy motorcycle accident, treated with surgery, systemic antifungal drugs, and adjunctive HBOT.
What They Found
The patient was successfully treated with multiple surgical debridements, joint fusion, flap reconstruction, liposomal amphotericin B followed by isavuconazole, and HBOT, with full resolution of the infection. The authors emphasize that all three components were necessary for success.
Canadian Relevance
No direct Canadian connection identified.
Study Limitations
Single case report; the relative contribution of HBOT versus surgery and antifungals cannot be determined from one case.