Cutaneous infection with Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus niger following bone marrow transplantation

Fungal infections in the soft tissue: A study from a tertiary care center

“…Primary or secondary cutaneous aspergillosis have been reported in immunocompromised patients, like burn victims, neonates, individuals with cancer, and bone marrow and solid-organ transplant recipients. [11][12][13][14] Aspergillus species isolated from soft tissue in our patients was Aspergillus niger (from lymph node biopsy in a patient with lymphoma) and Aspergillus fumigatus (from foot in a diabetic patient).…”

Aspergillus nigerInfection of an Orbital Exenteration Socket Can Be Treated with Oral Itraconazole

“…In addition, orbital infection from Aspergillus niger in an immunocompetent person is even more uncommon and has only been reported three times in the literature [2–4]. As with other fungal infections, the general perception of Aspergillus niger infection is that it only tends to occur in immunocompromised patients [5, 6], for example, haematological malignancy [7, 8], steroid use [9], and diabetes [10]. None of these factors were present in our patient.…”

Primary cutaneous mucormycosis in a lung transplant recipient: case report and concise review of the literature

“…Mucormycosis is an invasive fungal infection caused by a variety of genera from the class Zygomycetes, including Rhizopus, Rhizomucor, Mucor, Absidia, Apophysomyces, Cunninghamella , and Saksenaea species among others. These organisms are widely distributed in the environment and have been isolated from hospital sources including wooden tongue depressors, cotton stockingettes, and cloth tape (1–3). Although ubiquitous, Zygomycetes rarely cause disease in the absence of specific risk factors, which include diabetes mellitus, hematologic malignancies, corticosteroid use, neutropenia, renal failure, and malnutrition (4, 5).…”