Nosocomial pulmonary Rhizopus diagnosed by bronchoalveolar lavage with cytology in a child with acute lymphoblastic leukemia |
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Authors: | Hayes Don |
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Affiliation: | a Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin, USA |
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Abstract: | Rhizopus species is an opportunistic fungus that is contracted by inhalation of aerosolized spores. Early diagnosis is often difficult but is a necessity to prevent rapid progression of the infection that leads to blood vessel invasion by hyphae, causing fatal hemoptysis. A previous case report described the utility of cytologic examination of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid in achieving a prompt diagnosis of Rhizopus species in an adolescent patient with diabetic ketoacidosis. The author presents a case that further describes the benefit of performing BAL fluid cytology to help identify fungal morphology characteristics in order to reach an expeditious diagnosis of Rhizopus species in a leukemia patient. |
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Keywords: | Rhizopus mucormycosis acute lymphoblastic leukemia cytology bronchoalveolar lavage |
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