title: Mucor infection: difficult diagnosis.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare, highly aggressive and usually fatal infection, which affects immunocompromised patients. This case report describes a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia who received antifungal therapy for a suspected pulmonary Aspergillus infection. Material from a lobectomy suggested that on histologic grounds the diagnosis had to be changed to mucormycosis. High suspicion of a Mucor infection favors early detection and timely appropriate antifungal therapy, which is crucial for the prognosis of these patients.
authors: Hematology Department, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal. margaridabadior@gmail.com
authors: Margarida
authors: M
authors: Badior
authors: Fernanda
authors: F
authors: Trigo
authors: Catarina
authors: C
authors: Eloy
authors: José Eduardo
authors: JE
authors: Guimarães
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
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