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Disseminated cutaneous mucormycosis resembling multiple panniculitis.
Int J Dermatol
January 2025
Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China.
Epidemiology, Clinical, Radiological and Biological Characteristics, and Outcomes of Mucormycosis: A Retrospective Study at a French University Hospital.
J Fungi (Basel)
December 2024
Department of Parasitology-Mycology, CHU de CAEN Normandie, 14000 Caen, France.
Purpose: Mucormycosis is a rare but emerging and life-threatening infection caused by environmental mold, with a mortality rate of 30-70% despite progress in management. A better understanding could improve its management.
Method: We conducted a single-center retrospective study of all cases of mucormycosis observed over a decade at the University Hospital of Caen.
Combined antifungal therapy with immunostimulation for refractory cutaneous and peritoneal mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus.
Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
December 2024
Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier St Louis-Lariboisière, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care and Burn Unit, Paris, France; University of Paris Cité, Paris, France; Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Groupe Hospitalier St Louis-Lariboisière, France Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), INSERM UMR-S 942 Mascot, Lariboisière Hospital, Paris, France; INI-CRCT Network, Nancy, France; FHU PROMICE, Paris, France. Electronic address:
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection typically affecting immunocompromised patients. Here, we report a severe case of invasive cutaneous and peritoneal mucormycosis caused by Rhizopus microsporus, successfully treated with a combination of antifungal therapy, PD-1 inhibitor, and interferon-gamma. We highlight the importance of personalized immunotherapy in refractory cases of invasive mucormycosis.
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Indian Dermatol Online J
July 2024
Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
Clinicopathological Study of Mucormycosis at Varied Sites During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Cureus
October 2024
Pathology, NRI Medical College, Guntur, IND.
Background: Mucormycosis, also known as black fungus, is a rare but serious fungal infection caused by mucor that belongs to Zygomycotic species. Mucor is characterized by non-septate, irregularly wide hyphae with right-angle branching. Mucor can infect different systems of the body and manifest differently depending on the location of the infection, which includes pulmonary, gastrointestinal, rhino-cerebral, and cutaneous.
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