Pneumonia withcunninghamella species in patients with hematologic malignancies: A case report and review of the literature
- 1 October 1986
- Vol. 58 (7) , 1534-1536
- https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19861001)58:7<1534::aid-cncr2820580725>3.0.co;2-0
Abstract
A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia in blastic crisis who developed pulmonary and systemic infection with Cunninghamella species is described. The emerging role of this newly recognized pathogen in immunocompromised patients is discussed.This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
- Disseminated Infection Caused by Cunninghamella bertholletiae in a Patient with Beta-ThalassemiaAnnals of Internal Medicine, 1985
- In Vivo Bronchoalveolar Macrophage Defense Against Rhizopus oryzae and Aspergillus fumigatusThe Journal of Infectious Diseases, 1984
- Cunninghamella bertholletiae wound Infection of Probable Nosocomial OriginSouthern Medical Journal, 1981
- Paranasal sinus aspergillosisThe Laryngoscope, 1979
- Studies with Clinical Isolates of Cunninghamella. I. Mating BehaviorMycologia, 1979
- Pneumonia caused by Cunninghamella bertholletiae complicating chronic lymphatic leukemiaJournal of Clinical Microbiology, 1979
- Pulmonary Mucormycosis Caused byCunninghamella elegansin a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous LeukemiaAmerican Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1975
- Phycomycetous infection (mucormycosis) in cancer patients: A complication of therapyCancer, 1959