Molecular Diagnosis of Saksenaea vasiformis Cutaneous Infection after Scorpion Sting in an Immunocompetent Adolescent

We report the first case of cutaneous mucormycosis after a scorpion sting in Tunisia. Histopathology showed broad aseptate hyphae suggestive of a Zygomycete. Saksenaea vasiformis was identified by PCR amplification and sequencing of the fungal DNA on a cutaneous biopsy. Successful treatment was obta...

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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awduron: Lechevalier, Pauline, Hermoso, Dea Garcia, Carol, Agnes, Bonacorsi, Stephane, Ferkdadji, Latifa, Fitoussi, Franck, Lortholary, Olivier, Bourrillon, Antoine, Faye, Albert, Dannaoui, Eric, Angoulvant, Francois
Fformat: Artigo
Iaith:Inglês
Cyhoeddwyd: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2008
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Case Reports
Mynediad Ar-lein:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2546755/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18632909
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00052-08
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