Disseminated Mucormycosis Due to Saksenaea vasiformis Complex in an Immunocompetent Adult with Sustained Response to Posaconazole Treatment
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DOI: 10.1007/s11046-020-00443-y
Abstract: 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… read more here.
Keywords: vasiformis complex; saksenaea vasiformis; mucormycosis due; disseminated mucormycosis ... See more keywords
Unusual case of otomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.02.001
Abstract: Saksenaea vasiformis is a species of the order Mucorales rarely reported as a cause of human mucormycosis. We report an unusual case of S. vasiformis otitis occurring in a diabetic woman after penetration of an… read more here.
Keywords: saksenaea vasiformis; unusual case; case; otomycosis caused ... See more keywords
Saksenaea vasiformis Orbital Cellulitis in an Immunocompetent Child Treated With Posaconazole
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DOI: 10.1093/jpids/piy021
Abstract: An 11-year-old immunocompetent girl presented with two and a half months of progressive right orbital cellulitis, which did not respond to multiple courses of antibiotics or prednisone. A panfungal polymerase chain reaction primer was positive… read more here.
Keywords: orbital cellulitis; immunocompetent; saksenaea vasiformis; saksenaea ... See more keywords
Rare indolent zygomycosis caused by subcutaneous Saksenaea vasiformis infection
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DOI: 10.1111/ajd.13160
Abstract: We report an immunocompetent male child with chronic, indolent subcutaneous limb infection akin to basidiobolomycosis, but was shown by PCR method to be caused by a mucoralean fungus Saksenaea vasiformis. Treatment with oral potassium iodide… read more here.
Keywords: indolent zygomycosis; saksenaea vasiformis; infection; rare indolent ... See more keywords