Primary cutaneous mucormycosis produced by the new species Apophysomyces mexicanus

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 mexica...

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Published inJournal of clinical microbiology Vol. 52; no. 12; pp. 4428 - 4431
Main Authors Bonifaz, Alexandro, Stchigel, Alberto M, Guarro, Josep, Guevara, Esther, Pintos, Liliana, Sanchis, Marta, Cano-Lira, José F
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Society for Microbiology 01.12.2014
Subjects
Accidents, Traffic
Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use
Case Reports
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
Mexico
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Summary: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.
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ISSN:0095-1137
1098-660X
DOI:10.1128/JCM.02138-14