Necrotizing cellulitis due to Rhizopus arrhizus in an extremely premature infant
Álvaro Hoyos,
María Adelaida Mejía,
Verónica Herrera,
Andrés Soto,
Clara Rico
Affiliations
Álvaro Hoyos
Department of Pediatrics, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia; Corresponding author at: Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia.
María Adelaida Mejía
Department of Dermatology, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia
Verónica Herrera
Pathology Laboratory, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Clínica Vida Fundación, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia
Andrés Soto
Dinamica Microbiology Laboratory, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia
Clara Rico
Department of Pediatrics, Clínica Universitaria Bolivariana, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Carrera 72A No. 78B-50, Medellín, Colombia
We report an extremely premature infant with necrotizing cellulitis. After minor trauma to the left arm when removing an adhesive sensor, patient developed rapidly progressive cellulitis, which evolved into a necrotic ulcer. Microbiological studies (mass spectroscopy and molecular assay) identified Rhizopus arrhizus as the responsible fungus.
