Liposomal amphotericin B and surgery in the successful treatment of invasive pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient with acute T-lymphoblastic leukemia

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases
M BjörkholmP Engervall

Abstract

Pulmonary mucormycosis is a usually fatal opportunistic infection in immunocompromised patients. We describe the first case of an adult patient with hematological malignancy and profound neutropenia to survive a disseminated pulmonary Rhizomucor pusillus infection. Early diagnostic procedures combined with high doses of liposomal amphotericin B and surgical resection may have contributed to the successful outcome.

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