Ustilago echinata: Infection in a Mixed Martial Artist Following an Open Fracture

Ethan Stewart; Sarah Waldman; Deanna A Sutton; Carmita Sanders; Jonathan Lindner; Hongxin Fan; Nathan P Wiederhold; George R Thompson 3rd

doi:10.1007/s11046-015-9967-1

Ustilago echinata: Infection in a Mixed Martial Artist Following an Open Fracture

Mycopathologia. 2016 Apr;181(3-4):311-4. doi: 10.1007/s11046-015-9967-1. Epub 2015 Nov 21.

Authors

Ethan Stewart¹, Sarah Waldman¹, Deanna A Sutton², Carmita Sanders², Jonathan Lindner³, Hongxin Fan³, Nathan P Wiederhold², George R Thompson 3rd^{4

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4150 V Street, Suite G500, Sacramento, CA, USA.
² Fungus Testing Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
³ Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, USA.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of California Davis Medical Center, 4150 V Street, Suite G500, Sacramento, CA, USA. grthompson@ucdavis.edu.
⁵ Coccidioidomycosis Serology Laboratory, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of California, One Shields Ave, Tupper Hall, Rm 3138, Davis, CA, 95616, USA. grthompson@ucdavis.edu.

PMID: 26590580
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-015-9967-1

Abstract

Ustilago, a common fungal parasite of grains, is infrequently isolated as a pathogen in humans. We describe a case of Ustilago echinata infection following an open distal tibia fracture, review the current literature of this genus as a cause of invasive fungal infection in humans, and discuss management issues.

Keywords: Fluconazole; Osteomyelitis; Ustilago.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use*
Base Sequence
DNA, Fungal / genetics
Fractures, Open / microbiology*
Humans
Male
Martial Arts
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Mycoses / drug therapy*
Mycoses / microbiology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
Tibia / injuries*
Tibia / microbiology
Ustilago / classification
Ustilago / drug effects*
Ustilago / genetics
Ustilago / isolation & purification*
Young Adult

Substances

Antifungal Agents
DNA, Fungal