title: Invasive mucormycosis in chronic granulomatous disease.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection that occurs in certain immunocompromised patients. We present 2 cases of invasive mucormycosis due to Rhizopus spp. in patients with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and discuss their clinical presentation, management challenges, and outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. AMOTAIBI@psmmc.med.sa.
authors.forename: Abdulnasir M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Al-Otaibi
authors.forename: Dayel A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Al-Shahrani
authors.forename: Eman M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Al-Idrissi
authors.forename: Hail M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Al-Abdely
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006105:Granulomatous Disease, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000472:pathogenicity; D055815:Young Adult