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  "abstract": "Background and Purpose:: Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection which can cause acute, disfiguring, and angioinvasive infections in immunocompromised patients with high mortality and morbidity rates. However, this study aimed to present the case of a healthy 7-year-old female.\n\nCase presentation:: An immunocompetent female with orbital mucormycosis caused by Saksenaea loutrophoriformis from Mashhad, Iran was admitted to the hospital. This rare infection was the consequence of an injury due to a tree branch. The causative agent was identified by histopathology, routine mycological methods, and DNA sequencing of the Internal Transcribed Spacer 1 and 2 regions, including the intervening 5.8S gene and the partial large subunit region D1 and D2.\n\nResults:: The patient was successfully treated with surgical debridement and antifungal treatment of amphotericin B and oral posaconazole.\n\nConclusion:: Molecular diagnosis is crucial in the absence of sporulation to avoid misidentification and late diagnosis. This report of a rare infection in an immunocompetent host is valuable for awareness of clinicians.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "Department of Biology, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran",
    "Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran",
    "Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran",
    "Ophthalmology, Eye Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran",
    "Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute, Utrecht, The Netherlands"
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      "name": "Somayeh Dolatabadi"
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      "name": "Mohammad Hasan Aelami"
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      "name": "Mohammad Javad Najafzadeh"
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      "name": "Mohammad Etezad Razavi"
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      "name": "Mohammad Saeid Sasan"
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      "name": "Jos Houbraken"
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  "doi": "10.22034/cmm.2026.345464.1697",
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  "pmcid": "PMC13731077",
  "pmid": "42984614",
  "published": "2026-06-26",
  "publisher": "Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences",
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  "title": "Orbital infection due to Saksenaea loutrophoriformis in an immunocompetent adolescent: A case report",
  "title_text": "Orbital infection due to Saksenaea loutrophoriformis in an immunocompetent adolescent: A case report",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T12:21:20Z",
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  "venue": "Current Medical Mycology",
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