Microbiology
Mould, a zygomycetes. S. erythrospora, S. vasiformis
Epidemiologic Risks
Found in the soil.
Syndromes
Soft-tissue infections after penetrating trauma and burns (PubMed).
Saksenaea vasiformis causes fulminant necrotizing fasciitis in normal hosts.
Occasional invasive disease in the immunoincompetent.
At least one case after esthetic breast augmentation surgery in medical tourism (PubMed).
Treatment
Amphotericin B with surgery.
Posaconazole looks promising (PubMed).
Notes
Often fatal even in normal hosts.
One case from a magpie peck (PubMed); another from a tattoo (PubMed).
Last Update: 04/08/18.