Pulmonary mucormycosis with cervical lymph node involvement in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia: a case report.
Here we describe a rare case of pulmonary mucormycosis and simultaneous cervical lymphadenitis in a patient with acute myeloid leukaemia. The patient was successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B. The diagnosis of Mucor is very difficult, especially in severely immunocompromised patients. This report seems to be the first case about documented lymph node involvement by mucormycosis in humans.
Rosa
R
Fanci
Patrizia
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Pecile
Simonetta
S
Di Lollo
Catia
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Dini
Alberto
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Bosi
D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008199:Lymphadenitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology
C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B