Disseminated mucormycosis: A sinister cause of neutropenic fever syndrome

Tansir, Ghazal; Rastogi, Neha; Ramteke, Prashant; Kumar, Prabhat; Soneja, Manish; Biswas, Ashutosh; Kumar, Sanchit; Jorwal, Pankaj; Baitha, Upendra

doi:10.5582/irdr.2017.01063

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“…Disseminated mucormycosis is the least common and the worst prognosis type, and it mostly starts with lesions in the lungs and then disseminates to other sites. Cardiac dissemination of pulmonary mucormycosis, like in our case, is unusual and often diagnosed postmortem; an antemortem diagnosis is very rare and only four such cases have been reported till 2017 [3-6]. We present the case of an immunocompromised patient with cardiac involvement as part of disseminated mucormycosis syndrome.…”

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confidence: 71%

Disseminated Mucormycosis with Extensive Cardiac Involvement

Soliman

Harding

Haddad

et al. 2019

Cureus

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Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection. Cardiac involvement is a rare, yet fatal, complication that can occur in disseminated disease. A strong index of suspicion is necessary for prompt treatment, especially in high-risk patients. We present a 62-year-old male patient with a history of diabetes and acute myeloid leukemia; he had pulmonary mucormycosis that was complicated by cardiac involvement as part of disseminated mucormycosis syndrome.

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Disseminated Mucormycosis with Extensive Cardiac Involvement

Soliman

Harding

Haddad

et al. 2019

Cureus

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“…13,14 In this case, we observed a rare form of disseminated mucormycosis from a person living with HIV. Whilst clinical diversity of mucormycosis makes it difficult to diagnose, 15 this case is a lesson that a high index of suspicion in the correct clinical setting is important to decrease morbidity and mortality associated with this infection. Mucormycosis should also enter into the list of differential diagnosis in HIV-infected patients.…”

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Disseminated mucormycosis presenting as a renal mass in an human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: A case report

Khaba

Nevondo

Moroatshehla

et al. 2021

Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is on the increase. Individuals at risk are those with diabetes mellitus, haematological malignancy, etc. Infections are uncommon in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Clinical presentations include rhinocerebral, pulmonary or disseminated forms. Risk factors should alert clinicians to a high index of suspicion. Prompt diagnosis, facilitated by radiological imaging and tissue sampling, with appropriate medical and surgical intervention can potentially improve patient outcomes. Here we describe a rare case of renal mass in a patient living with HIV presenting to casualty department with abdominal pain and fever. Radiological imaging showed a renal mass whilst histopathological findings were suggestive of mucormycosis. Management included antifungal therapy and subsequent nephrectomy. The patient improved significantly and was discharged home.

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confidence: 99%