Invasive fungal infection by Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a kidney transplant patient – a dramatic report

Cunninghamella bertholletiae Infection

Cunninghamella is a member of the Family Cunninghamellaceae and of the Order Mucorales. Cunninghamella is an opportunistic fungi that rarely causes invasive mucormycosis, however, it can lead to a fatal infection in immunocompromised patients. C. bertholletiae is the only species that has been established to be a human pathogen. Clinical presentations vary from localized infection to multifocal...

Covid-19 infection in kidney transplant recipients: a case report

Fatal Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection in an immunocompetent patient.

The first fatal Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection in a clinically immunocompetent host is reported. This case differs from previously reported cases by the lack of extensive vascular invasion and thrombosis.

Zygomycosis in children: disseminated infection caused by Cunninghamella bertholletiae.

Infections by Cunninghamella bertholletiae are infrequent but particularly severe and have high associated mortality. Gomes et al.1 reported 6 pediatric cases, 4 with pneumonia and 2 with disseminated disease. In said study, hematologic disease was the majority risk factor. Three patients with lung affectation who underwent surgery and antifungal treatment survived. Our case is a 17-year-old pa...

Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection mimicking myocardial infarction.

The incidence of pneumococcal bacteremia or meningitis in the period 1991–1994 was 8.3–9.2 cases per 100,000 personyears (table 1). In 1996, the incidence increased significantly to 14.8 cases per 100,000 person-years, and in 1997 to 13.3 (P = ); but in 1998 it returned to 8.9 cases per 100,000 person.0001 years. The incidence for the age group >65 years was approximately 4-fold higher and show...