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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep;20(9):1591-2.
doi: 10.3201/eid2009.140469.

Mortierella wolfii-associated invasive disease

Nathalie Layios, Jean-Luc Canivet, Frédéric Baron, Michel Moutschen, Marie-Pierre Hayette
Case Reports

Mortierella wolfii-associated invasive disease

Nathalie Layios et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2014 Sep.
No abstract available

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Histopathologic findings from a 34-year-old man with X-linked gp91phox gene mutation chronic granulomatous disease. A) Liver biopsy results showing numerous irregular and nonseptate hyphae with bulbous dilations. Gomori methenamine silver stain. Original magnification ×400. B) Culture of Mortierella wolfii, after 3-days of incubation at 30°C on Sabouraud agar medium.
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