Primary cutaneous mucormycosis produced by the new species Apophysomyces mexicanus

Alexandro Bonifaz; Alberto M Stchigel; Josep Guarro; Esther Guevara; Liliana Pintos; Marta Sanchis; José F Cano-Lira

doi:10.1128/JCM.02138-14

Primary cutaneous mucormycosis produced by the new species Apophysomyces mexicanus

J Clin Microbiol. 2014 Dec;52(12):4428-31. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02138-14. Epub 2014 Oct 8.

Authors

Alexandro Bonifaz¹, Alberto M Stchigel², Josep Guarro², Esther Guevara³, Liliana Pintos⁴, Marta Sanchis², José F Cano-Lira⁵

Affiliations

¹ Department of Mycology, General Hospital of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
² Mycology Unit, Medical School and IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain.
³ Dermatology Service, ISSSTE, Lic. Adolfo López Mateos Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁴ Otorrinolaringology Service, ISSSTE, Lic. Adolfo López Mateos Hospital, Mexico City, Mexico.
⁵ Mycology Unit, Medical School and IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Reus, Spain [email protected].

Abstract

A case of fungal necrotizing fasciitis that appeared in an immunocompetent Mexican woman after a car accident is described. The patient did not respond to antifungal treatment and died 4 days later. The fungus was molecularly identified as a new species of Apophysomyces, namely, Apophysomyces mexicanus.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Accidents, Traffic
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
DNA, Fungal / chemistry
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / diagnosis*
Fasciitis, Necrotizing / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Mexico
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Mucorales / classification
Mucorales / genetics
Mucorales / isolation & purification*
Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
Mucormycosis / microbiology*
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Treatment Failure
Wounds and Injuries / complications

Substances

Antifungal Agents
DNA, Fungal

Associated data

GENBANK/HG974254
GENBANK/HG974255
GENBANK/HG974256