Fatal zygomycosis caused by Mucor indicus in a child with an implantable left ventricular assist device.
Mucor indicus is a rare, emerging cause of zygomycosis with 7 cases previously reported since 1975. We report the first case of endovascular M. indicus infection in a pediatric recipient of the Incor (Berlin Heart AG, Germany) implantable left ventricular assist device, and review the literature to describe the broadening clinical spectrum of zygomycosis caused by this emerging fungal pathogen.
de Repentigny
Louis
L
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, CHU Sainte-Justine and University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. louis.de.repentigny@umontreal.ca
St-Germain
Guy
G
Charest
Hugues
H
Kokta
Victor
V
Vobecky
Suzanne
S
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D020096:Zygomycosis