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Systemic zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans.

R M Lawrence, W T Snodgrass, G W Reichel

    Journal of Medical and Veterinary Mycology : Bi-Monthly Publication of the International Society for Human and Animal Mycology
    |February 1, 1986
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    Systemic zygomycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans was successfully treated in a 56-year-old man. The infection, involving the kidney and bladder, was cured with surgical debridement and amphotericin B.

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    Area of Science:

    • Mycology
    • Infectious Diseases
    • Nephrology

    Background:

    • Zygomycosis is a rare, invasive fungal infection.
    • Apophysomyces elegans is an emerging cause of zygomycosis.
    • Distinguishing Apophysomyces elegans from similar fungi is crucial for diagnosis.