Zygomycosis originating from an odontogenic infection in a pediatric oncology patient.
The Zygomyces are an increasingly frequent cause of invasive mold infection in immunocompromised patients. Here we describe the first well-documented case of Rhizopus infection of odontogenic origin, which presented as a rapidly progressive soft tissue infection in a neutropenic child. The infection resolved with limited surgical debridement and antifungal therapy.
Department of Infectious Diseases, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA. elisabeth.adderson@stjude.org
Elisabeth E
EE
Adderson
Christopher
C
Rowland
Lisa M
LM
McGregor
Victor M
VM
Santana
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000150:complications*; D011859:Radiography; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014054:Tomography; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology