title: Severe invasive pulmonary zygomycosis by Rhizomucor pusillus and concomitant severe bacterial endocarditis in acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
abstract: We describe a severe pulmonary invasive zygomycosis sustained by Rhizomucor pusillus and concomitant bacterial endocarditis in a woman diagnosed with acute promyelocytic leukaemia.
authors.affiliation: UOC Haematology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rocconi
authors.affiliation: UOSD Microbiology - Clinical Pathology Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazzucato
authors.affiliation: UOC Microbiology and Virology, AO "Papa Giovanni XXIII", Bergamo, Italy.
authors.forename: Claudio
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Farina
authors.affiliation: UOSD Microbiology - Clinical Pathology Department, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Venezia-Mestre, Italy.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Grandesso
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D015473:Leukemia, Promyelocytic, Acute / Q000150:complications*; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D020103:Rhizomucor / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents