title: Invasive Apophysomyces variabilis infection in a burn patient.
abstract: Apophysomyces variabilis is an emerging fungal pathogen that can cause significant infections in immunocompetent patients. We report a case of A. variabilis invasive wound infection in a 21-year-old male after a self-inflicted burn injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, San Antonio Military Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Wilfred P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: dela Cruz
authors.forename: Tatjana P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Calvano
authors.forename: Matthew E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Griffith
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: Seung H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Deanna A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: Elizabeth H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Jianmin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Wickes
authors.forename: Josep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guarro
authors.forename: Duane R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Hospenthal
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications*; D004271:DNA, Fungal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009090:Mucorales / Q000166:cytology / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D004271:DNA, Fungal