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Primary cutaneous mucormycosis produced by the new species Apophysomyces mexicanus.


ABSTRACT: A case of fungal necrotizing fasciitis that appeared in an immunocompetent Mexican woman after a car accident is described. The patient did not respond to antifungal treatment and died 4 days later. The fungus was molecularly identified as a new species of Apophysomyces, namely, Apophysomyces mexicanus.

SUBMITTER: Bonifaz A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313335 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Primary cutaneous mucormycosis produced by the new species Apophysomyces mexicanus.

Bonifaz Alexandro A   Stchigel Alberto M AM   Guarro Josep J   Guevara Esther E   Pintos Liliana L   Sanchis Marta M   Cano-Lira José F JF  

Journal of clinical microbiology 20141008 12


A case of fungal necrotizing fasciitis that appeared in an immunocompetent Mexican woman after a car accident is described. The patient did not respond to antifungal treatment and died 4 days later. The fungus was molecularly identified as a new species of Apophysomyces, namely, Apophysomyces mexicanus. ...[more]

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