Necrotizing fasciitis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis in an immunocompetent patient
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2017.12.002
Abstract: Mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis is rarely reported in humans. A case of A. variabilis infection in an immunocompetent men after friction burns in a car accident is described. The infection presented as a rapidly… read more here.
Keywords: fasciitis caused; infection; variabilis immunocompetent; necrotizing fasciitis ... See more keywords
Apophysomyces variabilis, an emerging and worrisome cause of primary cutaneous necrotizing infections in India.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2021.101197
Abstract: In India, Apophysomyces species complex is the second common agent of mucormycosis mainly affecting immunocompetent hosts unlike other Mucorales. It is frequently involved in causing necrotizing cutaneous infections. The present two-year study was planned to… read more here.
Keywords: india apophysomyces; emerging worrisome; cutaneous necrotizing; necrotizing infections ... See more keywords
Apophysomyces variabilis as an emerging pathogen in Mainland China.
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DOI: 10.1111/myc.13605
Abstract: BACKGROUND Mucormycosis is a rare form of invasive, rapidly progressive and lethal opportunistic fungal infection caused by Mucorales. Although Rhizopus arrhizus (R. arrhizus) is the most commonly isolated Mucorales worldwide, infections caused by Apophysomyces variabilis… read more here.
Keywords: pathogen mainland; apophysomyces variabilis; emerging pathogen; china ... See more keywords
A case of COVID-19-associated rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces variabilis with a review of the literature
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DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2022.898477
Abstract: A fatal case of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) affected a 40-year-old woman who was initially admitted to our hospital due to a SARS-CoV-2 infection. Her clinical condition worsened, and she finally died because of respiratory failure,… read more here.
Keywords: apophysomyces variabilis; covid associated; case covid; case ... See more keywords