Demodex mite infestation of unknown significance in a patient with rhinocerebral mucormycosis due to Apophysomyces elegans species complex.

Demodex mites have been reported in the past as a cause of facial rash in immunosuppressed patients. Here, we report an interesting case of possible demodicosis associated with rhinocerebral mucormycosis. The association of mites with a fungus was detected on direct microscopic examination of the scrapings of a nasal ulcer. The mite and the fungus were identified as Demodex folliculorum and Apophysomyces elegans species complex, respectively.

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Vinaykumar Hallur, Gagandeep Singh, Shivaprakash M Rudramurthy, Rakesh Kapoor, Arunaloke Chakrabarti. Demodex mite infestation of unknown significance in a patient with rhinocerebral mucormycosis due to Apophysomyces elegans species complex. Journal of medical microbiology. 2013 Jun;62(Pt 6):926-8

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PMID: 23475907

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