Mucor irregularis-associated cutaneous mucormycosis: Case report and review

Blandine Rammaert (1, 2) , Cécile Angebault (3, 4) , Anne Scemla (3, 4) , Sylvie Fraitag (3, 4) , Nathalie Lerolle (1, 2) , Marc Lecuit (4, 1, 2, 5) , Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux (4, 3) , Olivier Lortholary (6, 1, 4, 2)

1 Centre d'infectiologie Necker-Pasteur [CHU Necker]
2 Imagine - U1163 - Imagine - Institut des maladies génétiques (IHU)
3 CHU Necker - Enfants Malades [AP-HP]
4 UPD5 - Université Paris Descartes - Paris 5
5 Biologie des Infections - Biology of Infection
6 Mycologie moléculaire - Molecular Mycology

Solid organ transplant recipients are at risk for invasive fungal diseases, and are also exposed to healthcare-associated mucormycosis. Mainly causing localized cutaneous mucormycosis, Mucor irregularis infection is reported for the first time in a kidney-transplant recipient. A healthcare-associated origin was highly suspected in this case. We performed a literature review and highlight the characteristics of this very rare fungus.

Keywords: Invasive fungal diseas; e Mucorales; Solid organ transplantation; Mucormycoses; Amphotericin B

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Human health and pathology; Infectious diseases; Emerging diseases; Virology; Immunology

Blandine Rammaert, Cécile Angebault, Anne Scemla, Sylvie Fraitag, Nathalie Lerolle, et al.. Mucor irregularis-associated cutaneous mucormycosis: Case report and review. Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2014, 6, pp.62-65. ⟨10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.07.005⟩. ⟨pasteur-02391553⟩