title: Disseminated Cunninghamella bertholletiae infection with septic pulmonary embolism after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: Mucormycosis in immunocompromised patients is often reported. We report a patient who developed non-thrombotic pulmonary embolism due to Cunninghamella bertholletiae after allogeneic stem cell transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ohgusa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maruta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ishigatsubo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kanamori
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D020093:Cunninghamella; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000628:therapy; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
keywords: Cunninghamella; mucormycosis stem cell transplantation; pulmonary embolism