Zygomycosis as a Rare Cause of Surgical Site Infection: A Case Report and Review Literature Parvathi M1, Rao K Janardhana2, Rao G Santa3a,3b, Srinubabu K4 1Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 2Assistant Professor, Department of General Surgery, King George Hospital, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 3aProfessor and Head, Director of Medical Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India 3bDepartment of General Surgery, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 4PG Student, Department of General Surgery, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India Online published on 24 April, 2015. Abstract Zygomycosis is a rare invasive fungal infection seen most often in patients with haematological malignancies, particularly in the neutropenic phase[1]. Fungal infection causing surgical site infection is uncommon, of which yeast attributes predominant cause, followed by aspergillosis. But zygomycosis manifesting as the surgical site infection is still very rare entity. The treatment of zygomycosis is multimodal, and consists of surgical debridement, use of antifungal drugs and reversal of underlying risk factors, if possible. We report a case of zygomycosis presenting as post-caesarean surgical site infection. Top Keywords Zygomycosis, Surgical site infection, Caesarean, Cotton wool like growth, Multimodal treatment, Serial debridements, Anti fungal drugs. Top |