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Gac. méd. Méx ; 142(6): 511-514, nov.-dic. 2006. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-568940

ABSTRACT

La mucormicosis es una infección causada por hongos de la clase Zygomycetes. Existen varias formas de presentación clínica, siendo las más comunes la rinocerebral y la pulmonar. La mucormicosis renal aislada es un tipo de mucormicosis muy poco frecuente hasta el momento; se han reportado 25 casos en la literatura. Se presenta el caso de una paciente con leucemia aguda que desarrolló mucormicosis renal aislada, y se revisa la literatura.


Mucormycosis is an infection caused by a class Zygomycetes fungi. The rhinocerebral and pulmonary are the most common clinical presentations. Renal mucormycosis is a very rare form. To date, only 25 cases have been reported in the literature. We describe the case of a patient with leukemia who developed isolated renal mucormycosis and review the literature.


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Humans , Female , Adult , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/complications , Mucormycosis/complications , Kidney Diseases/complications , Amphotericin B/therapeutic use , Antifungal Agents/therapeutic use , Echinocandins , Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma/microbiology , Mucormycosis/diagnosis , Mucormycosis/therapy , Nephrectomy , Kidney Diseases/microbiology , Kidney Diseases/surgery , Peptides, Cyclic/therapeutic use , Kidney/microbiology , Kidney/pathology , Kidney/surgery , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment Outcome
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