Mucormycosis, an invasive fungus with a variety of clinical presentation, is a devastating infection in immunocompromised host. Here an unusual case of pulmonary mucormycosis is introduced in an immunodeficient patient in which pneumothorax was followed by reversed halo sign (RHS). The clinicians, who visit immunocompromised persons with pneumothorax, should be considerate to take immediate ima...

Mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic fungal infection mostly affecting immunocompromised patients and gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare and life-threatening. We describe a 31-year-old man with a history of idiopathic cyclic neutropenia who developed perforations of the stomach and intestine and intra-abdominal bleeding due to disseminated gastrointestinal mucormycosis after the initi...

Mucormycosis of the intestine is a rare fungal infection of childhood and is mostly encountered in neonates. It is a potentially lethal opportunistic fungal infection with rapid progression and high mortality in immunocompromised patients. The number of reported cases with intestinal mucormycosis is 19 to date. We herein report an asphyxiated preterm infant with intestinal mucormycosis who was ...

Mucormycosis is a fatal opportunistic fungal infection that typically occurs in immunocompromised patients. The classical manifestation of mucormycosis is a rhinocerebral infection, and although primary gastrointestinal infection is uncommon, it has an extremely high mortality rate in immunocompromised patients. Furthermore, cases of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host are ...

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that can involve the sino-orbito-cerebral region. Sino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is most common in patients who are immunocompromised or have diabetes mellitus, severe malnutrition or burns. This condition can be fatal if it is not diagnosed early and treated aggressively. This article presents 4 cases of mucormycosis, including 2 with orbital apex syn...

Since 1982 some Tasmanian platypuses have been affected by a fungal disease called mucormycosis. This disease causes skin lesions, morbidity and mortality in these iconic Australian animals. Here we review the contemporary understanding of the epidemiology of mucormycosis and its potential impacts on the conservation status of platypuses. Mucor amphibiorum, the fungal pathogen responsible for m...

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection of the sinuses, brain, or lungs that causes a mortality rate of at least 50% despite first-line therapy. Because angioinvasion is a hallmark of mucormycosis infections, we sought to define the endothelial cell receptor(s) for fungi of the order Mucorales (the fungi that cause mucormycosis). Furthermore, since patients with elevated available serum iron, includ...

Invasive mucormycosis in patients with hematological diseases mostly occurs in the lungs. Invasive mucormycosis of other anatomical sites is relatively infrequent and its pathogenesis has not so far been well elucidated. Here, we describe an autopsy case of pulmonary invasive mucormycosis complicated by cerebral embolism with infarct. A 77-year-old Japanese woman with relapsed acute myeloid leu...

mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection caused by filamentous fungi of the mucoraceae family. the genera most commonly responsible are mucor or rhizopus. the disease occurs mostly in association with diabetic ketoacidosis. mucormycosis has an extremely high death rate even when aggressive surgery is done. death rates range from 25-85% depending on the body area involved.a case of rhinocere...

RATIONALE Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection but life-threatening, especially in lupus nephritis (LN). Mucormycosis may manifest as rhino-orbital-cerebral, pulmonary, cutaneous, gastrointestinal, renal, or disseminated forms. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with cutaneous mucormycosis infection who was admitted because of LN. DIAGNOSES Histopathological analysi...