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Sep 2026
Fatal Cutaneous Mucormycosis Initially Misdiagnosed as Necrotizing Fasciitis in an Uncontrolled Diabetic Patient: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Delay
Clinicians should maintain a high index of suspicion for mucormycosis in diabetic patients presenting with rapidly progressive necrotic soft tissue infections despite negative initial fungal microscopy or the isolation of bacterial pathogens.
Y. Hartantri, Stephanie Victoria Gunadi, Ferdy Ferdian et al.
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