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A Case of Invasive Gastrointestinal Mycotypha Infection in a Patient with Neutropenia

Published:2018-09-02 Issue: Volume:2018 Page:1-4
ISSN:2090-6625
Container-title:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
language:en
Short-container-title:Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Author:

Trachuk Polina¹^ORCID,Szymczak Wendy A.²^ORCID,Muscarella Peter³,Sarwar Uzma N.¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

2. Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

3. Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

Abstract

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening infection to which neutropenic patients are especially vulnerable. Mycotypha microspora is a mucormycete that has not been described as a human pathogen. We discuss the successful eradication of gastrointestinal Mycotypha microspora in a neutropenic patient with simultaneous pulmonary Aspergillus fumigatus infection.

Funder

University of Washington

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://downloads.hindawi.com/journals/criid/2018/5864175.pdf

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