Pulmonary Rhizopus rhizopodiformis cavitary abscess in a cardiac allograft recipient.
Pulmonary mucormycosis is rare in solid organ transplant recipients. Only one case has been reported previously in a cardiac allograft recipient. However, the Rhizopus species in that study was not identified. We report a case of successful surgical treatment of pulmonary cavitary mucormycosis due to Rhizopus rhizopodiformis in a cardiac allograft transplant recipient. A review of the literature on pulmonary mucormycosis occurring in solid organ transplant recipients is also presented.
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Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California 92354, USA.
Razzouk
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Gundry
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Bailey
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D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000601:surgery*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000601:surgery; D012233:Rhizopus; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B