Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen combined with surgery and antifungal therapy for the management of soft tissue mucormycosis: a case report and review of the literature

Key Points

• Adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen therapy significantly enhances recovery outcomes in soft tissue mucormycosis.
• A treatment regimen that includes surgery and antifungal therapy shows promising results in a unique case.
• Management of challenging mucormycosis cases can benefit from a combination of different therapies like hyperbaric oxygen.
• Further studies are necessary to validate the efficacy of adjunctive treatments in broader clinical settings.