A Fatal Case of Otomycosis due to Lichtheimia Spp in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Brief Review of Lichtheimia

Tushar Gautam; Anupam Das; Jyotsna Agarwal; Vikramjeet Singh; Manodeep Sen; Manoj Kumar; Tejaswi Gupta

doi:10.23958/ijirms/vol07-i10/1503

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Vol. 7 No. 10 (2022) | Page No.: 522 - 527 | https://doi.org/10.23958/ijirms/vol07-i10/1503

A Fatal Case of Otomycosis due to Lichtheimia Spp in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Brief Review of Lichtheimia

Tushar Gautam⁺⁻
Anupam Das⁺⁻
Jyotsna Agarwal⁺⁻
Vikramjeet Singh⁺⁻
Manodeep Sen⁺⁻
Manoj Kumar⁺⁻
Tejaswi Gupta⁺⁻

Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

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Jyotsna Agarwal

Professor and Head, Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

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Vikramjeet Singh

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

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Manodeep Sen

Professor, Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

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Manoj Kumar

Post Graduate Resident, Department of Microbiology, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (E.N.T), Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226010, India

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Published: 2022-10-01

Abstract

The genus Lichtheimia consists of fungal species (Mucorales, Zygomycetes), which are ubiquitous soil inhabitants and represent important causative agents of mucormycoses in human and animals. Subsequent phylogenetic and physiological studies showed that Absidia-like fungi represent three separate lineages Absidia, Lentamyces, Lichtheimia. Only the last group has clinical relevance. Infection due to Lichtheimia spp is an infrequent opportunistic infection that can potentially be angioinvasive when affecting immunocompromised patient. In the present study we are discussing a case of A 68 yrs old male with type 2 diabetes, and chronic kidney disease, presented with right side otalgia with purulent discharge from right external auditory canal. This minireview throws light on fatal nature, various diagnostic modalities and treatment available for Lichtheimia.

Keywords: Lichtheimia, otomycosis, immunocompromised, mucorales, mucormycosis

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Gautam, T., Das, A., Agarwal, J., Singh, V., Sen, M., Kumar, M., & Gupta, T. (2022). A Fatal Case of Otomycosis due to Lichtheimia Spp in an Immunocompromised Patient with a Brief Review of Lichtheimia. International Journal of Innovative Research in Medical Science, 7(10), 522–527. https://doi.org/10.23958/ijirms/vol07-i10/1503

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