A Case of Abrupt Pulmonary Infection by <I>Rhizopus microsporus</I> var. <I>rhizopodiformis</I> During Treatment for Bronchial Asthma

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  • 気管支喘息患者に急激に発症し進行した<I>Rhizopus microsporus</I> var. <I>rhizopodiformis</I>肺感染症の1例
  • 臨床 気管支喘息患者に急激に発症し進行したRhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis肺感染症の1例
  • リンショウ キカンシ ゼンソク カンジャ ニ キュウゲキ ニ ハッショウ シ シンコウ シタ Rhizopus microsporus var rhizopodiformis ハイ カンセンショウ ノ 1レイ
  • A Case of Abrupt Pulmonary Infection by Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis During Treatment for Bronchial Asthma

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Abstract

We presented a case of pulmonary Rhizops microsporus var. rhizopodiformis infection which developed abruptly during treatment of bronchial asthma by systemic corticosteroids. The patient, an 85 year-old-woman, was given systemic steroid therapy for 15 days. She suddenly became febrile two days after the therapy and was coughing up yellow sputum. Chest X-ray film showed multiple nodules with cavities which became worsened rapidly. A specimen of sputum culture gave a growth of Mucoraceae, which was identified to be Rhizopus microsporus var. rhizopodiformis. She was given amphotericin B and miconazole was added on the basis of MIC value of the strain. Although she improved initially, her clinical course showed neutropenia, pseudomembranous enterocolitis, malnutritrition, and then died after about six months. Because the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis isdifficult and prognosis is poor, further studies for investgating clinical features would be necessary.

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  • Kansenshogaku Zasshi

    Kansenshogaku Zasshi 76 (5), 396-399, 2002

    The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

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