Simultaneous disseminated aspergillosis and zygomycosis in a leukemic patient.
Although the incidence of fungal infections is increasing, infections caused by more than one fungus are rare. We have described the clinical, pathologic, and mycologic findings in a leukemic patient with simultaneous pulmonary infection and systemic dissemination caused by Aspergillus fumigatus and Rhizopus sp.
D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001229:Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary / Q000150:complications; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012233:Rhizopus