Mucormycosis caused by apophysomyces elegans – a case report and systematic review of the literature
Objectives and questions: Orbitocerebral mucormycosis caused by Apophysomyces elegans (A. elegans) is a rare infection, usually occurring in tropical and subtropical climates, with a high mortality. We report a case of orbitocerebral mucormycosis caused by A. elegans in an HIV-positive patient from [for full text, please go to the a.m. URL]
Institutions
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- German Medical Science (German Research Foundation)
- Published
- 2025-10-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/25dkou172
- Primary Topic
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00