Disseminated Mucormycosis Due to Saksenaea vasiformis Complex in an Immunocompetent Adult with Sustained Response to Posaconazole Treatment

Disseminated Mucormycosis Due to Saksenaea vasiformis Complex in an Immunocompetent Adult with Sustained Response to Posaconazole Treatment

Saksenaea vasiformis complex is an emerging cause of mucormycosis. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient presenting with a non-resolving lung mass who developed multiple skin nodules. Skin biopsy yielded Saksenaea vasiformis complex. This showcases an uncommon occurrence of disseminated Sak...

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Veröffentlicht in:Mycopathologia (1975) 2020-06, Vol.185 (3), p.577-581
Hauptverfasser: Liang En, Wee, Seow Yen, Tan, Ai Ling, Tan, Yen Ee, Tan, Sze Hwa, Tan, Chun, Ang Chia, Anindita, Santosa, Fong, Raymond
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Sprache:eng
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Antifungal agents
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Communicable diseases
Eukaryotic Microbiology
Fungal infections
Health aspects
Immunocompetence
Inoculation
Life Sciences
Medical Microbiology
Methenamine
Microbial Ecology
Microbiology
Mucormycosis
Nodules
Plant Sciences
Posaconazole
Skin
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Zusammenfassung:Saksenaea vasiformis complex is an emerging cause of mucormycosis. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient presenting with a non-resolving lung mass who developed multiple skin nodules. Skin biopsy yielded Saksenaea vasiformis complex. This showcases an uncommon occurrence of disseminated Saksenaea infection without cutaneous inoculation that improved with posaconazole.
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/s11046-020-00443-y