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Case Report

A rare case of mucormycosis in a diabetic patient: diagnostic challenges and clinical management of mucormycosis hand infection

Hatan Mortadaa Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Saud University Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia;b Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn, King Saud Medical City, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Razan Albrahimc College of Medicine and Surgery, Princess Noura Bin Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Saad Alrobaiead Department of Plastic Surgery and Burn Unit, Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Moinuddin Ahmade Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Elfayad Hamad A. Abdelraheeme Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Muath Hakamie Division of Plastic Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Article: 2333879 | Received 27 Dec 2023, Accepted 17 Mar 2024, Published online: 31 Mar 2024

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