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.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Conidiobolus / isolation & purification*
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DNA, Fungal / chemistry
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DNA, Fungal / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Encephalitis / complications*
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Encephalitis / microbiology
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Fatal Outcome
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Female
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Genes, rRNA
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Germany
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Head / diagnostic imaging
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Histocytochemistry
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Microscopy
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Myelodysplastic Syndromes / complications*
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Orbital Cellulitis / complications*
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Orbital Cellulitis / microbiology
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RNA, Fungal / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
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Rhinitis / complications*
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Rhinitis / microbiology
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zygomycosis / diagnosis*
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Zygomycosis / pathology
Substances
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DNA, Fungal
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Fungal
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S