Rhinocerebral mucormycosis following bone marrow transplantation.
Rhizopus oryzae was the causative organism in a fatal case of rhinocerebral and then pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient cured of her underlying leukaemia by bone marrow transplantation. We discuss the risk factors involved and the need for maintaining a high index of suspicion of fungal infection in the late post-transplant period.
Hyatt
D S
DS
Department of Medical Microbiology, Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, London, U.K.
Young
Y M
YM
Haynes
K A
KA
Taylor
J M
JM
McCarthy
D M
DM
Rogers
T R
TR
D000328:Adult; D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D002180:Candidiasis, Oral / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015464:Leukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL Positive / Q000628:therapy; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D010159:Palate / Q000382:microbiology*; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors