Multiple septic emboli and myocardial infarction due to vaso-invasive Rhizomucor pusillus infection in a hematologic patient
Abstract:We present a case of a 63-year-old hematologic patient with pulmonary vaso-invasive zygomycosis with Rhizomucor pusillus after a second stem cell transplantation (SCT) for myelodysplastic syndrome, complicated by multi organ failure, myocardial ischemia and infarction. Zygomycosis is common in immunocompromised patients, especially after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Mucor species have devastating vaso-invasive properties causing hematogenic dissemination. Antemortem diagnosis may be difficul… Show more
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