Mucor spp.

• What is the morphology of Mucor?


  Wide-angled branching and non-septated hyphae
• What are the main pathogens in the genus Mucor?

  Mucor and Rhizopus
• What are the risk factors for Mucor infections?

  Diabetes, trauma, and immunosuppression
• What is the pathogenesis of Mucor?

  Inhaled spores germinate into angioinvasive hyphae
• What are symptoms of rhinocerebral zygomycosis?

  Spreads from paranasal sinus to brain
• What is the treatment for zygomycosis?

  Surgical debridement and IV amphotericin B
• What are the clinical manifestations of zygomycosis?

  • Rhinocerebral zygomycosis
  • Pulmonary zygomycosis
  • Cutaneous zygomycosis
• What are the microbiological diagnosis methods for Mucor?

  • Detection of nonseptate hyphae in biopsy
  • Culture identification