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Rhino-Orbitocerebral Zygomycosis Caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in an Immunocompromised Patient in Germany |
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| Authors: | Nicole Wüppenhorst Mi-Kyung Lee Elfriede Rappold Gian Kayser Jan Beckervordersandforth Katja de With Annerose Serr |
| Affiliation: | Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene,1. Department of Hematology and Oncology,2. Department of Pathology,3. Department of Neuropathology,4. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany5. |
| Abstract: | Mucorales (subphylum Mucoromycotina) are well-known agents of invasive mucormycosis, whereas Entomophthorales (subphylum Entomophthoromycotina) are rarely encountered in human diseases in temperate zones. Here we report a fatal case of invasive rhino-orbitocerebral entomophthoramycosis caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in a 78-year-old woman with myelodysplastic syndrome. |
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