Multifocal Rhizopus microsporus lung infection following brush clearing

Multifocal Rhizopus microsporus lung infection following brush clearing

We report a case of pulmonary Rhizopus microsporus infection in a patient with untreated diabetes following brush clearing. The patient was successfully treated with a combined medical and surgical approach with complete resolution of the lung lesions and remains asymptomatic at 11-month follow-up.

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Main Authors: Artsiom V. Tsyrkunou, Richard T. Ellison III, Ali Akalin, Nathan Wiederhold, Deanna A. Sutton, Jonathan Lindner, Hongxin Fan, Stuart M. Levitz, Iva Zivna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-10-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Subjects:
Rhizopus microsporus
Molecular diagnostics
Multifocal pneumonia
Environmental exposure
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753914000347

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