Necrotizing fasciitis from a spider bite?

Uribarri García, Ander; Aguinaga Pérez, Aitziber; Fernández Huerta, Miguel; Ezpeleta Baquedano, Carmen

doi:10.1016/j.eimce.2024.05.002

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He was discharged after five days on oral amoxicillin-clavulanic acid (875mg/125mg every 12h for five days).Three days after finishing the antibiotic therapy, he came to the Accident and Emergency department of our hospital due to facial oedema, suppuration and clinical worsening. Examination revealed left hemifacial paresis with deviation of the labial commissure and a 4×3-cm necrotic plaque in the malar region (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>A). A facial computerised tomography (CT) scan showed findings consistent with extensive cellulitis in the left facial-malar region, superficial air bubbles, fasciitis and inflammatory changes in the fatty tissue deep to the fascia and in the masseter muscle. The patient was admitted, a syringe sample of the abscess was taken and empirical intravenous antibiotic therapy with ceftriaxone 2g/24h and cloxacillin 2g/4h was started. After 24h, the patient's condition deteriorated, presenting with bilateral eyelid inflammation that prevented the eyes and lips from opening. Antibiotic therapy was switched to ceftaroline 600mg/8h and ertapenem 1g/24h. However, the lesion continued to progress and seven days after admission, surgical debridement was required (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0005">Fig. 1</a>B).<elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0005"></elsevierMultimedia>Clinical course and diagnosisOn the fourth day of admission, the culture of the sample taken in the Accident and Emergency department isolated the usual microbiota of this site together with a filamentous fungus with macroscopic and microscopic morphology suggestive of Mucorales (<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#fig0010">Fig. 2</a>). Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B 600mg/24h (5mg/kg/24h, adjusted for weight and height) was initiated. On the sixth day and after general worsening, the dose of amphotericin B was increased (10mg/kg/24h) and isavuconazole 200mg/24h was added (preceded by six 200mg/8h loading doses). Finally, urgent surgical debridement was performed and skin biopsies taken and sent to microbiology and pathology, revealing fungal structures throughout the thickness of the sample with angioinvasion. On the ninth day of admission, and after further debridement, the patient's condition worsened, developing septic shock and multiple organ failure, and he died four days later.<elsevierMultimedia ident="fig0010"></elsevierMultimedia>After his death, the fungus Saksenaea spp. was identified by sequencing of the intergenic spacer region (ITS1). It could not be identified by direct colony mass spectrometry or from the liquid medium after enrichment in brain-heart infusion broth. Of the different culture media used, only water agar (1% agar in distilled water), the nutritionally poorest medium, was successful in inducing sporulation.Saksenaea spp. is a filamentous fungus belonging to the phylum Zygomycota of the order Mucorales. Mucormycosis is currently the third leading cause of invasive fungal infection after candidiasis and aspergillosis. These infections are characterised by their tendency to angioinvasion, rapid progression and high morbidity and mortality.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0005">1</a>Necrotising fasciitis is a progressive inflammatory infection of the fascia, the aetiology of which is usually bacterial and in some cases fungal. Saksenaea spp. of the order Mucorales is a ubiquitous fungus found in decaying organic matter, wood or animal excretions. It is characterised by the formation of simple vessel-shaped sporangiophores and pigmented rhizoids. It is an emerging pathogen associated with cutaneous or subcutaneous lesions. Colonies of Saksenaea spp. are fast-growing to 30°C, white, cottony and composed of aseptate hyphae branching at right angles. Classical microbiological identification is complicated, as it rarely forms reproductive structures and spores in culture media. Molecular methods may therefore be necessary for definitive identification.Although mucormycosis mainly affects diabetic and immunocompromised individuals, Saksenaea spp. infections have been reported in immunocompetent subjects and individuals without risk factors.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0010">2</a> In the case reported here, although the patient had no classical risk factors for mucormycosis, his multiple comorbidities may have had an impact on his immune status. The most common route of entry is by post-traumatic implantation or by arthropod bite, as in our case. Rectifying predisposing factors, early appropriate antifungal therapy and early surgical debridement are essential for a favourable clinical outcome. The antifungal of choice is liposomal amphotericin B, although isavuconazole and posaconazole are recommended as rescue treatments.<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015">3</a>In this case, we propose the fungus Saksenaea spp. as a possible aetiological agent of mucormycosis and necrotising fasciitis to be considered in our setting. We believe that the experience of our case can help other laboratories in the early and correct identification of this genus of the order Mucorales, optimising its clinical management.FundingNo funding was received for this case report.Conflicts of interestThe authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest." 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