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Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals

Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra.


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Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare necrotizing angioinvasive infection caused by fungi of the class Zygomycetes (order Mucorales). It predominantly occurs in immunocompromised/ predisposed individuals. Recent surge in its incidence in healthy individuals has emphasized the need to reconsider our age-old presumption of 'mucormycosis as a classical opportunistic infection '. Apophysomyces elegans has emerged as a pathogen causing invasive Rhino-Orbitocerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM), mostly in immunocompetent individuals. Mostly resistant to commonly used azoles and echinocandins, management of A elegans associated ROCM solely depends on radical debridement and Amphotericin B. Recent reports of Amphotericin B resistant A elegans strains is disturbing. Till date only 12 cases of ROCM in immunocompetent/ otherwise healthy individuals attributable to A elegans has been reported.
Our main objective is to delineate the clinical characteristics and treatment outcome of immunocompentent/ otherwise healthy individuals suffering from A elegans caused ROCM. We also report four new cases of A. elagans caused ROCM. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2017; 7(4):207-212

Key words: Mucormycosis, Apophysomyces elegans, Rhino-Orbitocerebral Mucormycosis, Immunocompetent


 
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Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; 7(4): 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276

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Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. https://www.jmidonline.org/?mno=302657255 [Access: November 22, 2024]. doi:10.5799/jmid.369276

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Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. J Microbiol Infect Dis. 2017; 7(4): 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


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Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. J Microbiol Infect Dis. (2017), [cited November 22, 2024]; 7(4): 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


Harvard Style

Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra (2017) Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. J Microbiol Infect Dis, 7 (4), 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


Turabian Style

Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. 2017. Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 7 (4), 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


Chicago Style

Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. "Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 7 (2017), 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


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Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra. "Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals." Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases 7.4 (2017), 207-212 . Print. doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Dhaneshwor Naorem Singh, Nishi Sharma, Lobzang Dawa, shalini malhotra (2017) Apophysomyces elegans caused Rhino-Orbito Mucormycosis: An emerging infection in immunocompetent individuals. Journal of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 7 (4), 207-212 . doi:10.5799/jmid.369276


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