Can mucormycosis be acquired from contaminated dressings?

Yes. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis can occur when the spores are directly inoculated into abraded skin. In the 1970s, there was a nationwide epidemic associated with contaminated elastic dressings. Patients presented with a cellulitis under the covered areas. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis has also been reported from gardening, intramuscular injections, intravenous lines, arthropod bites, automobile accidents, and burns. Cutaneous disease accounts for approximately 10% of reported cases and can also be from hematological spread.Yes. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis can occur when the spores are directly inoculated into abraded skin. In the 1970s, there was a nationwide epidemic associated with contaminated elastic dressings. Patients presented with a cellulitis under the covered areas. Primary cutaneous mucormycosis has also been reported from gardening, intramuscular injections, intravenous lines, arthropod bites, automobile accidents, and burns. Cutaneous disease accounts for approximately 10% of reported cases and can also be from hematological spread.