The Diagnostic Pitfalls of Mucormycosis.

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.

• Authors: Margherita Mauro, Giuliana Lo Cascio, Rita Balter, Ada Zaccaron, Elisa Bonetti, Virginia Vitale, Matteo Chinello, Massimiliano De Bortoli, Paolo Brazzarola, Costanza Bruno, Simone Cesaro
• Journal: Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases (Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis) Vol. 12 Issue 1 Pg. e2020079 ( 2020) ISSN: 2035-3006 [Print] Italy
• PMID: 33194153 (Publication Type: Case Reports)