Publications

Authors:

Mauro, Margherita; Lo Cascio, Giuliana; Balter, Rita; Zaccaron, Ada; Bonetti, Elisa; Vitale, Virginia; Chinello, Matteo; De Bortoli, Massimiliano; Brazzarola, Paolo; Bruno, Costanza; Cesaro, Simone

Title:

The Diagnostic Pitfalls of Mucormycosis

Year:

2020

Type of item:

Articolo in Rivista

Tipologia ANVUR:

Articolo su rivista

Language:

Inglese

Format:

Elettronico

Referee:

No

Name of journal:

MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

ISSN of journal:

2035-3006

N° Volume:

12

Number or Folder:

1

Page numbers:

1-4

Keyword:

Fungal infection; Mucormycosis; Pediatric non Hodgkin lymphoma

Short description of contents:

Background: Invasive mucormycosis is a very aggressive fungal disease among immunocompromised pediatric patients caused by saprophytic fungi that belong to the order of the Mucorales.Case Report: We describe a case of of Lichtheimia corymbifera infection in a 15-year-old child with B-cell-Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL) involving lung, kidney and thyroid that initially was diagnosed as probable aspergillosis delaying the effective therapy for mucormycosis.Conclusions: This case showed that also the intensive chemotherapy for B-NHL may represent a risk factor for mucormycosis infection. Liposomal amphotericin B and surgery remain the key tools for the successful treatment of this aggressive disease.

Product ID:

117669

Handle IRIS:

11562/1030168

Last Modified:

November 15, 2022

Bibliographic citation:

Mauro, Margherita; Lo Cascio, Giuliana; Balter, Rita; Zaccaron, Ada; Bonetti, Elisa; Vitale, Virginia; Chinello, Matteo; De Bortoli, Massimiliano; Brazzarola, Paolo; Bruno, Costanza; Cesaro, Simone, The Diagnostic Pitfalls of Mucormycosis «MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES» , vol. 12 , n. 1 , 2020 , pp. 1-4

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