Fatal-Mixed Cutaneous Zygomycosis–Aspergillosis: A Case Report

Mucorales and Aspergillus are molds responsible for infections in immunocompromised patients. In this report, we describe a case of a rare extensively mixed cutaneous infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa , Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus terreus in a neutropenic patient suffering from an acu...

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Published in:Mycopathologia (1975) 2013-12, Vol.176 (5-6), p.423-427
Main Authors: Cateau, Estelle, Randriamalala, Edouard, Elsendoorn, Antoine, Giot, Jean-Philippe, du Sorbier, Christophe Monegier, Rodier, Marie-Helene
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antigens
Aspergillosis - complications
Aspergillosis - diagnosis
Aspergillosis - pathology
Aspergillus - isolation & purification
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus terreus
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Blood
Case reports
Dermatomycoses - complications
Dermatomycoses - diagnosis
Dermatomycoses - pathology
Eukaryotic Microbiology
Fatal Outcome
Fungi
Granulocytes
Humans
Infections
Leukemia
Leukemia - complications
Life Sciences
Male
Medical Microbiology
Microbial Ecology
Microbiological Techniques
Microbiology
Microbiology and Parasitology
Microscopy
Mucorales
Mucorales - isolation & purification
Neutropenia
Patients
Plant Sciences
Zygomycosis - complications
Zygomycosis - diagnosis
Zygomycosis - pathology
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Summary:Mucorales and Aspergillus are molds responsible for infections in immunocompromised patients. In this report, we describe a case of a rare extensively mixed cutaneous infection caused by Lichtheimia ramosa , Aspergillus fumigatus and Aspergillus terreus in a neutropenic patient suffering from an acute leukemia. The fatal outcome of this patient can be attributed to its hematologic malignancy, the extensive nature of the lesions and the resistance of the strains to antifungals.
ISSN:0301-486X
1573-0832
DOI:10.1007/s11046-013-9706-4