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Case Reports
. 1983 Aug 1;52(3):555-6.
doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19830801)52:3<555::aid-cncr2820520328>3.0.co;2-v.

Opportunistic mycotic infection caused by Chaetomium in a patient with acute leukemia

E C Hoppin, E L McCoy, M G Rinaldi
Case Reports

Opportunistic mycotic infection caused by Chaetomium in a patient with acute leukemia

E C Hoppin et al. Cancer. .

Abstract

Patients with acute leukemia are susceptible to a variety of opportunistic infections. A patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia who developed a Chaetomium-caused empyema, which may have subsequently contributed to his death is reported.

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