Cokeromyces recurvatus isolated from pleural and peritoneal fluid: case report.
The zygomycetous mold Cokeromyces recurvatus was isolated from the pleural and peritoneal fluids of a 64-year-old man with a history of peptic ulcer disease and alcohol abuse. The patient presented to the hospital with severe abdominal pain and a ruptured duodenal ulcer. This is one of the few times that C.recurvatus has been isolated from a human source, and the organism may have contributed to the death of this patient.
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Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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D000437:Alcoholism / Q000382:microbiology*; D001202:Ascitic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010437:Peptic Ulcer / Q000382:microbiology*; D010994:Pleura / Q000382:microbiology*