Brennan R O, Crain B J, Proctor A M, Durack D T
Am J Clin Pathol. 1983 Jul;80(1):98-102. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/80.1.98.
Cunninghamella, a zygomycete in the order Mucorales, is an extremely rare cause of human infection. Of the five reported cases of human disease caused by this fungus, none involved rhinocerebral infection. Here, the authors document what appears to be the first case of rhinocerebral mucormycosis caused by Cunninghamella bertholletiae in an elderly man who had diabetes with sideroblastic anemia and hemochromatosis. The disease was rapidly fatal. The mycology and classification of this organism are presented, and the previous case reports in the literature are reviewed.
小克银汉霉属是毛霉目下的一种接合菌，是极为罕见的人类感染病因。在已报道的由该真菌引起的5例人类疾病病例中，无一例涉及鼻脑感染。在此，作者记录了一名患有糖尿病伴铁粒幼细胞性贫血和血色素沉着症的老年男性，首次出现由贝氏小克银汉霉引起的鼻脑毛霉病的病例。该疾病发展迅速，最终导致患者死亡。文中介绍了该微生物的真菌学特征和分类，并对文献中先前的病例报告进行了综述。
