Apophysomyces elegans Caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An Emerging Infection in Immunocompetent Individuals: Case Series with Review of the Literature
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Rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans.
Rhino-orbitocerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) caused by more common zygomycetes (e.g., Mucor) is known to cause rapidly fatal infections in immunocompromised patients. Apophysomyces elegans is an emerging zygomycete that has been reported to cause invasive cutaneous and rhino-orbitocerebral infections in immunocompetent individuals. Limited data exist describing the syndrome of ROCM caused by A. ele...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2146-3158
DOI: 10.5799/jmid.369276