Fatal Pulmonary Mucormycosis due to Rhizopus homothallicus

Mycopathologia. 2017 Oct;182(9-10):907-913. doi: 10.1007/s11046-017-0151-7. Epub 2017 Jun 3.

Abstract

We report here a case of cavitary pneumonia due to Rhizopus homothallicus in a diabetic patient. This is the first proven case of R. homothallicus infection in Western countries and the third case described worldwide. The organism was isolated from lung biopsy and identified after amplification and sequencing of the internal transcribed spacer region.

Keywords: Case report; Molecular sequence data; Mucorales; Mucormycosis; Rhizopus homothallicus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Cluster Analysis
  • DNA, Fungal / chemistry
  • DNA, Fungal / genetics
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / chemistry
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer / genetics
  • Diabetes Complications / diagnosis
  • Diabetes Complications / pathology
  • Female
  • Histocytochemistry
  • Humans
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology
  • Lung Diseases / pathology*
  • Microscopy
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / microbiology
  • Mucormycosis / pathology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Rhizopus / classification
  • Rhizopus / genetics
  • Rhizopus / isolation & purification*
  • Sequence Analysis, DNA

Substances

  • DNA, Fungal
  • DNA, Ribosomal Spacer