Soft tissue infection with Absidia corymbifera in a patient with idiopathic aplastic anemia

R. Cloughley; J. Kelehan; G. Corbett-Feeney; M. Murray; J. Callaghan; P. Regan; M. Cormican

doi:10.1128/JCM.40.2.725-727.2002

Soft tissue infection with Absidia corymbifera in a patient with idiopathic aplastic anemia

R. Cloughley, J. Kelehan, G. Corbett-Feeney, M. Murray, J. Callaghan, P. Regan, M. Cormican

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Galway University Hospital

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Abstract

We describe a case of primary cutaneous mucormycosis (zygomycosis) in a patient with idiopathic aplastic anemia which responded to surgical debridement and therapy with liposomal amphotericin B. The tissue removed at surgery showed dense infiltration with fungal hyphae on histopathological examination. Primary cultures of tissue on solid media were negative, but Absidia corymbifera was isolated from unprocessed tissue placed in brain heart infusion broth.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	725-727
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Clinical Microbiology
Volume	40
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.40.2.725-727.2002
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 2002

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Cloughley, R;Kelehan, J;Corbett-Feeney, G;Murray, M;Callaghan, J;Regan, P;Cormican, M

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