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Chronic Rhinofacial Mucormycosis Caused by Mucor irregularis (Rhizomucor variabilis) in India

Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: In this article, we describe a chronic case of rhinofacial mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis, formerly known as Rhizomucor variabilis var. variabilis, a rare mycotic agent in humans. The infection caused progressive destruction of the nasal septum and soft and hard palate, leading to collapse of the nose bridge and an ulcerative gaping hole. The mucoralean mold cultured from a nasal biopsy specimen was determined by multilocus DNA sequence data to be conspecific with M. irregularis.
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.02326-10
Authors: B. M. Hemashettar, R. N. Patil, Kerry O'Donnell, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Ping Ren, Arvind A. Padhye
Institutions: Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2107974665
FWCI: 4.632
Cites: 22
Cited by: 55
Related to: 10