Two cases of hepatic zygomycosis in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients and review of literature.
Gastrointestinal zygomycosis is a rare condition with a high mortality rate. We present 2 fatal cases of hepatic zygomycosis following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and review the literature.
Padmanabhan
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Division of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA.
Battiwalla
M
M
Hahn
T
T
Ball
D
D
Paplham
P
P
Brown
K
K
Segal
B H
BH
McCarthy
P
P
Almyroudis
N G
NG
D006086:Graft vs Host Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*