Saksenaea vasiformis infections: A case of an immunocompetent adult after mild injury and a literature review.

K. Samaras,Anthi-Marina Markantonatou,D. Karapiperis,Polidoros Digonis,Nikolaos Kartalis,Nikolaos Kostogloudis,T. Vyzantiadis

Published 2019 in Journal de Mycologie Médicale

ABSTRACT

Saksenaea vasiformis is an emerging human pathogen, belonging to the order Mucorales of the subphylum Mucormycotina, most often associated with rhino-cerebral, cutaneous and subcutaneous infections following trauma. A review of the published literature was attempted on the occasion of a cutaneous leg infection with favorable outcome in a young immunocompetent man after mild injury. The overall aim was the facilitation of the study and the integrated understanding of this kind of fungal infections.

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