Vaginal mucormycosis: a case report.
Although Zygomycetes cause life-threatening, opportunistic infections in immunocompromised hosts, the first case of vaginitis caused by Mucor species in a healthy woman is reported. Mucor vaginitis, which caused mild symptoms only, was refractory to conventional azole therapy and resistant to flucytosine. Cure was achieved with topical amphotericin B.
Sobel
J D
JD
Division of Infectious Diseases, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University School of Medicine, MI, USA. Jsobel@intmed.wayne.edu
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B