Disseminated Mucormycosis Due to Saksenaea vasiformis Complex in an Immunocompetent Adult with Sustained Response to Posaconazole Treatment

• Published in: Mycopathologia (1975) Vol. 185; no. 3; pp. 577 - 581
• Main Authors: Liang En, Wee, Seow Yen, Tan, Ai Ling, Tan, Yen Ee, Tan, Sze Hwa, Tan, Chun, Ang Chia, Anindita, Santosa, Fong, Raymond
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2020; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Antifungal agents; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biopsy; Case Report; Case reports; Communicable diseases; Eukaryotic Microbiology; Fungal infections; Health aspects; Immunocompetence; Inoculation; Life Sciences; Medical Microbiology; Methenamine; Microbial Ecology; Microbiology; Mucormycosis; Nodules; Plant Sciences; Posaconazole; Skin; Posaconazole; Immunocompetent; Mucormycosis

Saksenaea vasiformis complex is an emerging cause of mucormycosis. We report a case of an immunocompetent patient presenting with a non-resolving lung mass who developed multiple skin nodules. Skin biopsy yielded Saksenaea vasiformis complex. This showcases an uncommon occurrence of disseminated Sak...