Zygomycosis and the Joplin Tornado

Unsuspected Fungal Infection Infects Some Joplin Residents

July 2011

But in this case, there were twelve patients who ended up having zygomycosis as a result of being hit by flying debris from this storm that hurled metal, wood, all sorts of materials at a speed of over 200 miles per hour and implanted those particular objects into the skin. As a result, these people developed cutaneous zygomycosis. And three persons have died now and it has not been determined for sure if they have died as a result of the zygomycosis infection or from the tornado or from something else.

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• Introduction
• Tragedy in Joplin
• Unsuspected Fungal Infection Infects Some Joplin Residents
• Zygomycosis
• The Zygomycetes
• The Zygomycetes
• Pauciseptate Hyphae
• Zygomycetes: Basic Structures
• Basic Structures
• Rhizopus Species
• Lichtheimia (Absidia) Species
• Lichtheimia Species
• Mucor Species
• Cunninghamella Species
• Apophysomyces elegans
• Apophysomyces elegans
• Apophysomyces elegans
• Apophysomyces elegans
• Apophysomyces elegans
• Diagnosis of Zygomycosis
• Large Pauciseptate Hyphae—H&E Stain
• Unstained Hyphal Fragment On GMS-Stained Tissue
• Vascular Invasion By Hyphae
• Large Pauciseptate Hyphae—Calcofluor White
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