Disseminated Saksenaea vasiformis infection.
Herein reported is a second case of human Saksenaea vasiformis infection. This unusual zygomycete was isolated postmortem from the tissues of an immunocompromised woman. The patient died of a disseminated infection that caused cutaneous, pulmonary, and renal infarcts. Clinical and pathologic features of the case and manifestations of zygomycete infection are discussed.
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000150:complications; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology