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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 1;12(1):e2020079.
doi: 10.4084/MJHID.2020.079. eCollection 2020.

The Diagnostic Pitfalls of Mucormycosis

Margherita Mauro  1 , Giuliana Lo Cascio  2 , Rita Balter  1 , Ada Zaccaron  1 , Elisa Bonetti  1 , Virginia Vitale  1 , Matteo Chinello  1 , Massimiliano De Bortoli  1 , Paolo Brazzarola  3 , Costanza Bruno  4 , Simone Cesaro  1
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The Diagnostic Pitfalls of Mucormycosis

Margherita Mauro et al. Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Background: Invasive mucormycosis is a very aggressive fungal disease among immunocompromised pediatric patients caused by saprophytic fungi that belong to the order of the Mucorales.

Case report: We describe a case of of Lichtheimia corymbifera infection in a 15-year-old child with B-cell-Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (B-NHL) involving lung, kidney and thyroid that initially was diagnosed as probable aspergillosis delaying the effective therapy for mucormycosis.

Conclusions: This case showed that also the intensive chemotherapy for B-NHL may represent a risk factor for mucormycosis infection. Liposomal amphotericin B and surgery remain the key tools for the successful treatment of this aggressive disease.

Keywords: Fungal infection; Mucormycosis; Pediatric non Hodgkin lymphoma.

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Competing interests: The authors declare no conflict of Interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
CT lung scan showing the extensive consolidation (57 x 61 mm) at the lower lobe of the left lung associated with pleural effusion.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT lung scan showing the slight increment of the left lung consolidation (53 x 77 mm) appearing as an area of pulmonary opacity surrounded by normal parenchyma.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Illustration shows the microscopic examination of Lichtheimia corymbifera.
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