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. 2018 Mar 6:21:12-15.
doi: 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.03.004. eCollection 2018 Sep.

Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis in a patient with decompensated hepatic cirrhosis

Jon G Persichino  1 , Argun D Can  2 , Tam T Van  3 , Michele N Matthews  3 , Scott G Filler  1
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Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis in a patient with decompensated hepatic cirrhosis

Jon G Persichino et al. Med Mycol Case Rep. .

Abstract

Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis are rare, life-threatening fungal infections. Most documented cases have been reported in non-cirrhotic patients with diabetes mellitus, neutropenia, or treatment with corticosteroids. The prevalence of each infection is low among patients with hepatic cirrhosis. We report the first likely case of combined invasive pulmonary mucormycosis and aspergillosis in a male with decompensated hepatic cirrhosis. This report also highlights the first non-diabetic case of invasive pulmonary mucormycosis with decompensated hepatic cirrhosis.

Keywords: Aspergillosis; Hepatic cirrhosis; Invasive; Mucormycosis; Pulmonary.

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Coronal images (slices) from CT of chest scans on days 1 (A), 16 (B), and 23 (C) of hospitalization demonstrating the progression of the infiltrates in the right lung.
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Nonseptate hyphae from BAL cytology specimen (original magnification X 400).
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