| Literature DB >> 21508154 |
B M Hemashettar1, R N Patil, Kerry O'Donnell, Vishnu Chaturvedi, Ping Ren, Arvind A Padhye.
Abstract
In this article, we describe a chronic case of rhinofacial mucormycosis caused by Mucor irregularis, formerly known as Rhizomucor variabilis var. variabilis, a rare mycotic agent in humans. The infection caused progressive destruction of the nasal septum and soft and hard palate, leading to collapse of the nose bridge and an ulcerative gaping hole. The mucoralean mold cultured from a nasal biopsy specimen was determined by multilocus DNA sequence data to be conspecific with M. irregularis.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21508154 PMCID: PMC3122748 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.02326-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948