Invasive fungal infection in immunocompetent trauma patients - A case series

Zygomycosis is the third leading cause of invasive fungal infection after candidiasis and aspergillosis. Although zygomycosis mostly affects immunocompromised individuals trauma may potentiate infection in immunocompetent individuals. The mortality rate of Zygomycosis is around 50% due to angioinvasion. Here we report a series of 5 cases of angio invasive fungal infection in immunocompetent individuals who sustained trauma in urban areas, out of which only one patient survived following high above knee amputation.