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A Proven Case of Cutaneous Rhizopus Infection Presenting with Severe Limb Pain Very Soon after Induction Treatment in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Joint Authors
Pepeler, Mehmet Sezgin
Acar, Kadir
Güzel Tunçcan, Özlem
Uluoğlu, Ömer
Kalkancı, Ayşe
Atalar, Hakan
Kılıç, Koray
Türköz Sucak, Gülsan
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objective and Importance.
Invasive mucormycosis may complicate the course of patients with hematologic malignancies and has a very high mortality rate.
Early diagnosis and aggressive approach combined with surgical and medical treatment have paramount importance for cure.
Clinical Presentation.
We report here a case of a patient with acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting with a subcutaneous mass lesion which was sampled by an ultrasound guided needle biopsy.
The pathology showed microorganisms with aseptate hyphae with wide, irregular walls and more or less branching with highly vertical angles which suggested a mold infection.
The specimen was also cultured where Rhizopus spp.
grew.
Conclusion.
Posaconazole 200 mg QID was commenced.
She recovered from neutropenia and pain on day 20 of treatment.
After 4 courses of hyper-CVAD chemotherapy, the remaining soft tissue mass was removed surgically and she underwent allogeneic HSCT from a full matched sibling donor under secondary prophylaxis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pepeler, Mehmet Sezgin& Acar, Kadir& Güzel Tunçcan, Özlem& Uluoğlu, Ömer& Kalkancı, Ayşe& Atalar, Hakan…[et al.]. 2015. A Proven Case of Cutaneous Rhizopus Infection Presenting with Severe Limb Pain Very Soon after Induction Treatment in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058591
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pepeler, Mehmet Sezgin…[et al.]. A Proven Case of Cutaneous Rhizopus Infection Presenting with Severe Limb Pain Very Soon after Induction Treatment in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058591
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pepeler, Mehmet Sezgin& Acar, Kadir& Güzel Tunçcan, Özlem& Uluoğlu, Ömer& Kalkancı, Ayşe& Atalar, Hakan…[et al.]. A Proven Case of Cutaneous Rhizopus Infection Presenting with Severe Limb Pain Very Soon after Induction Treatment in a Patient with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Case Reports in Hematology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058591
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058591