Mucor irregularis-associated cutaneous mucormycosis: Case report and review

Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk for invasive fungal diseases, and are also exposed to healthcare-associated mucormycosis. Mainly causing localized cutaneous mucormycosis, Mucor irregularis infection is reported for the first time in a kidney-transplant recipient. A healthcare-associate...

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Autores principales: Rammaert, Blandine, Angebault, Cécile, Scemla, Anne, Fraitag, Sylvie, Lerolle, Nathalie, Lecuit, Marc, Bougnoux, Marie-Elisabeth, Lortholary, Olivier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25379401
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.07.005
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Sumario:Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk for invasive fungal diseases, and are also exposed to healthcare-associated mucormycosis. Mainly causing localized cutaneous mucormycosis, Mucor irregularis infection is reported for the first time in a kidney-transplant recipient. A healthcare-associated origin was highly suspected in this case. We performed a literature review and highlight the characteristics of this very rare fungus.

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