Choanephora infundibulifera Rhinosinusitis in Man with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Tennessee, USA

Emerg Infect Dis. 2024 Jun;30(6):1245-1248. doi: 10.3201/eid3006.230794.

Abstract

Choanephora infundibulifera is a member of the Mucorales order of fungi. The species is associated with plants as a saprophyte or parasite and may be responsible for spoilage or disease but is an uncommon cause of human infection. We describe C. infundibulifera rhinosinusitis in a young man with leukemia in Tennessee, USA.

Keywords: Choanephora infundibulifera; Tennessee; United States; fungi; lymphoblastic leukemia; rhinosinusitis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mucorales / classification
  • Mucorales / isolation & purification
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis
  • Mucormycosis / drug therapy
  • Mucormycosis / microbiology
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications
  • Rhinitis / diagnosis
  • Rhinitis / microbiology
  • Rhinosinusitis
  • Sinusitis* / diagnosis
  • Sinusitis* / microbiology
  • Sinusitis* / parasitology
  • Tennessee

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents