Multifocal Rhizopus microsporus lung infection following brush clearing

Artsiom V. Tsyrkunou; Richard T. Ellison; Ali Akalin; Nathan Wiederhold; Deanna A. Sutton; Jonathan Lindner; Hongxin Fan; Stuart M. Levitz; Iva Zivna

doi:10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.08.001

Multifocal Rhizopus microsporus lung infection following brush clearing

Artsiom V. Tsyrkunou
, Richard T. Ellison
, Ali Akalin
, Nathan Wiederhold
, Deanna A. Sutton
, Jonathan Lindner
, Hongxin Fan
, Stuart M. Levitz
, Iva Zivna

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Abstract

We report a case of pulmonary Rhizopus microsporus infection in a patient with untreated diabetes following brush clearing. The patient was successfully treated with a combined medical and surgical approach with complete resolution of the lung lesions and remains asymptomatic at 11-month follow-up.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	14-17
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Mycology Case Reports
Volume	6
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2014.08.001
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Environmental exposure
Molecular diagnostics
Multifocal pneumonia
Rhizopus microsporus

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology
Infectious Diseases

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