Spinal Mucormycosis Following a Traditional Cupping Procedure in a Diabetic Patient: A Rare Case Report from Somalia
Hussein Salad Yusuf, Mohamed Said Adan, Abdirisak Ali Abukar, Raqiib Abdirahman Mubarik, Abdiaziz Siad Mohamed, Zakariye Yusuf Mohamed, Mustaf Abdi Ulusow, Sharmarke Hassan Ali, Liban Ade Huseein, Mohamed Osman Dahir, Ismail Mohamoud Abdullahi · 2026
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Hussein Yusuf and co-authors report a spinal fungal infection in a diabetic man that followed a traditional cupping session, in a 2026 case report from Somalia. The 55-year-old had a year of repeat chest infections and fluid around the lung. After cupping, an abscess formed along his thoracic spine and crushed the spinal cord. Antibiotics failed, and scans first suggested tuberculosis.
Surgery to relieve the cord gave tissue that proved mucormycosis, a fast and deadly fungus. The wrong antifungal was stopped and the right one, liposomal amphotericin B, started, with broad antibiotics alongside. Despite months of care he left hospital still paralyzed. The authors warn that this fungus mimics common infections and punishes every delay.
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| CREATOR | Hussein Salad Yusuf, Mohamed Said Adan, Abdirisak Ali Abukar, Raqiib Abdirahman Mubarik, Abdiaziz Siad Mohamed, Zakariye Yusuf Mohamed, Mustaf Abdi Ulusow, Sharmarke Hassan Ali, Liban Ade Huseein, Mohamed Osman Dahir, Ismail Mohamoud Abdullahi |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 27 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |