title: Pulmonary Rhizopus rhizopodiformis cavitary abscess in a cardiac allograft recipient.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, California 92354, USA.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Razzouk
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gundry
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B