Cranial zygomycosis caused by Saksenaea vasiformis. Case report.
A previously healthy youth who had sustained severe head trauma and had received steroids and broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents developed a cranial zygomycotic infection with Saksenaea vasiformis. This is the first time this zygomycete has been implicated as a disease agent. Early identification of the fungal infection and subsequent vigorous medical and surgical therapy led to recovery.
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000666:Amphotericin B