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Case Reports
. 2016 May;37(5):567-9.
doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.5.14239.

Invasive mucormycosis in chronic granulomatous disease

Abdulnasir M Al-Otaibi  1 , Dayel A Al-Shahrani, Eman M Al-Idrissi, Hail M Al-Abdely
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Invasive mucormycosis in chronic granulomatous disease

Abdulnasir M Al-Otaibi et al. Saudi Med J. 2016 May.

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.

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Rhizopus spp. grown from intraoperatively obtained lung tissue specimen.
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