title: Disseminated mucormycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis in an immunocompetent adult.
abstract: A case of disseminated infection due to Saksenaea vasiformis in a previously well adult male is presented. The clinical presentation was that of septic shock with a distinctive rash. At postmortem, endocarditis and widespread dissemination were evident.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care, Concord Hospital, Sydney, Australia. tomsolano@netscape.net
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Solano
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Atkins
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tambosis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mann
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gottlieb
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic