Fierce Fusarium solani infection in diabetic foot – A double-barrel rifle

Abstract

Diabetic foot is one of the most serious and prevalent manifestations of diabetes mellitus. In a study conducted in Eastern India, 31.7% of diabetic patients with infections in the lower limb had positive fungal cultures. In this background, we present here a case of diabetic foot infection that progressed to gangrenous necrosis due to Fusarium solani.

Keywords

• amputation
• diabetic foot infection
• fusarium solani
• gangrene