Subcutaneous zygomycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis in an infant

A case of localized, subcutaneous infection in the cheek of a three-month-old girl that was caused by the zygomycete Saksenaea vasiformis is reported. This is the fourth report of infection in Australia that was due to this fungus and, in contrast to all but one of the few previous reports in the li...

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Published inMedical journal of Australia Vol. 145; no. 11-12; p. 630
Main Authors Pritchard, R C, Muir, D B, Archer, K H, Beith, J M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Australia 01.12.1986
Subjects
Abscess - etiology
Australia
Cheek
Dermatomycoses - epidemiology
Dermatomycoses - etiology
Female
Fungi - isolation & purification
Humans
Infant
Australia
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Summary:A case of localized, subcutaneous infection in the cheek of a three-month-old girl that was caused by the zygomycete Saksenaea vasiformis is reported. This is the fourth report of infection in Australia that was due to this fungus and, in contrast to all but one of the few previous reports in the literature, a cure was effected by surgical debridement alone.
ISSN:0025-729X
DOI:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1986.tb139516.x