Mucormycosis hand infection in poorly controlled diabetic presented as rapidly progressive swelling, redness, pain, and necrosis unresponsive to antibiotics. Prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgery, antifungals, and diabetes management were critical, highlighting the need for early recognition and treatment of mucormycosis in diabetics.
Keyphrases
- rare case
- type diabetes
- glycemic control
- minimally invasive
- chronic pain
- cardiovascular disease
- multiple sclerosis
- wound healing
- coronary artery bypass
- neuropathic pain
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- spinal cord
- skeletal muscle
- combination therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- smoking cessation