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Case Reports
. 2011 Jan;17(1):134-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid1701.101139.

Apophysomyces variabilis infections in humans

Josep Guarro, Jagdish Chander, Eduardo Alvarez, Alberto M Stchigel, Kaushik Robin, Usha Dalal, Hena Rani, Rajpal S Punia, José F Cano
Case Reports

Apophysomyces variabilis infections in humans

Josep Guarro et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2011 Jan.
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A) Sporangiophore (center) and sporangiospores of Apophysomyces variabilis fungi. Scale bar = 10 μm. B) Clinical manifestations in a woman infected with A. variabilis fungi in the upper part of the chest and the breast. A color version of this figure is available online (www.cdc.gov/EID/content/17/1/134-F.htm).
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