Systemic zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans

A case of systemic zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a 56-year-old man is described. The left kidney and the bladder showed presence of broad, nonseptate-to-infrequently septate hyphae in both the bladder lesion and in the septic kidney. Surgical debridement and treatment with amphoteri...

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Published inJournal of medical and veterinary mycology Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 57
Main Authors Lawrence, R M, Snodgrass, W T, Reichel, G W, Padhye, A A, Ajello, L, Chandler, F W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.02.1986
Subjects
Humans
Kidney Diseases - etiology
Kidney Diseases - microbiology
Kidney Diseases - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - pathology
Urinary Bladder Diseases - etiology
Urinary Bladder Diseases - microbiology
Urinary Bladder Diseases - pathology
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Summary:A case of systemic zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans in a 56-year-old man is described. The left kidney and the bladder showed presence of broad, nonseptate-to-infrequently septate hyphae in both the bladder lesion and in the septic kidney. Surgical debridement and treatment with amphotericin B cured the infection. No underlying immune defect was ever demonstrated, and the patient was not hyperglycemic or acidotic at any time. This zygomycetous fungus closely resembles Absidia corymbifera, but is distinguished by its distinctive morphological features.
ISSN:0268-1218