Chlamydoconidia formation in zygomycosis due to Rhizopus species.
An unusual case of endobronchial zygomycosis, which was caused by Rhizopus species and which disseminated to one kidney, occurred in a 36-year-old, diabetic man. The patient recovered fully following lobectomy, nephrectomy, amphotericin B therapy, and control of diabetes mellitus. An interesting histologic finding was the presence of chlamydoconidia formation within the resected lung lesion. To our knowledge, only one previous culture-proven case of zygomycosis has described chlamydoconidia formation in tissue.
Kimura
M
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Second Department of Pathology, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Japan.
Schnadig
V J
VJ
McGinnis
M R
MR
D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000502:physiology*; D013172:Spores, Fungal / Q000302:isolation & purification*