, Rhizomucor

Infectious Disease Compendium

Rhizomucor

Microbiology

Mould, a zygomyces. R. endophyticus, R. miehei, R. pakistanicus, R. pusillus, R. tauricus, R. variabilis

Epidemiologic Risks

Rotting organic material like fruit and vegetables, soil.

Syndromes

Usually invasive diseases such as pulmonary, disseminated and cutaneous in patients with profound immunodeficiencies.

Skin disease in China (PubMed).

Treatment

May depend in the species. I&D if you can. Amphotericin is traditional therapy and may be best. Posaconazole looks promising as does isavuconazole. As always there are a smattering of case reports of survival with combination therapy.

Notes

Last Update: 04/06/18.