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2010•Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen access

Rhino-Orbitocerebral Zygomycosis Caused by Conidiobolus incongruus in an Immunocompromised Patient in Germany

Nicole Wüppenhorst, Mi-Kyung Lee, Elfriede Rappold, Gian Kayser, Jan Beckervordersandforth, Katja de With, Annerose Serr

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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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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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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.

Key concepts: Zygomycosis, Entomophthorales, Mucormycosis, Mucorales, Biology, Medicine, Pathology, Amphotericin B

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