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Molecular diagnosis of Saksenaea vasiformis cutaneous infection after scorpion sting in an immunocompetent adolescent.

ABSTRACT: We report the first case of cutaneous mucormycosis after a scorpion sting in Tunisia. Histopathology showed broad aseptate hyphae suggestive of a Zygomycete. Saksenaea vasiformis was identified by PCR amplification and sequencing of the fungal DNA on a cutaneous biopsy. Successful treatment was obtained by surgery and liposomal amphotericin B.

SUBMITTER: Lechevalier P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2546755 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Molecular diagnosis of Saksenaea vasiformis cutaneous infection after scorpion sting in an immunocompetent adolescent.

Lechevalier Pauline P Hermoso Dea Garcia DG Carol Agnes A Bonacorsi Stephane S Ferkdadji Latifa L Fitoussi Franck F Lortholary Olivier O Bourrillon Antoine A Faye Albert A Dannaoui Eric E Angoulvant Francois F

Journal of clinical microbiology 20080716 9

We report the first case of cutaneous mucormycosis after a scorpion sting in Tunisia. Histopathology showed broad aseptate hyphae suggestive of a Zygomycete. Saksenaea vasiformis was identified by PCR amplification and sequencing of the fungal DNA on a cutaneous biopsy. Successful treatment was obtained by surgery and liposomal amphotericin B. ...[more]

PMID: 18632909

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