# Forgotten Infection Friday: Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient

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Podcast: [Diabetic Foot Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/diabetic-foot-files-7302870)
Published: 2026-05-22T08:44:29+00:00
Episode link: https://gdhutche.podbean.com/e/when-a-foot-turns-black-mucormycosis-in-a-diabetic-patient/
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## Resource

Case study of a 58-year-old man with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (A1C 12.4) who developed a rapidly progressive left foot ulcer after stepping on a nail. Despite antibiotics, the wound became black, necrotic, and septic; labs showed DKA and elevated inflammatory markers.MRI and tissue biopsy revealed deep angioinvasive fungal infection with broad, ribbon-like non-septate hyphae consistent with mucormycosis. Management required urgent surgical debridement, antifungal therapy (liposomal amphotericin B), metabolic stabilization, and often limb-sparing or amputation procedures; early recognition is critical due to rapid vascular invasion and high mortality.

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