Zygomycosis and the Joplin Tornado
Apophysomyces elegans
July 2011
Another one is Apophysomyces elegans. This is an organism that is not seen all that often but it does cause disease acquired by trauma. And it is an organism that gives rise to pear shaped sporangia just like Lichtheimia. It has an apophysis that is very prominent. It looks like a cocktail glass down below. And this happens to be the organism that has been found in the patients in Joplin, is Apophysomyces, a very unusual finding.
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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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