RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS FOLLOWING BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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HYATT, DS [1 ]
YOUNG, YM [1 ]
HAYNES, KA [1 ]
TAYLOR, JM [1 ]
MCCARTHY, DM [1 ]
ROGERS, TR [1 ]
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[1] CHARING CROSS HOSP,DEPT HAEMATOL,LONDON W6 8RF,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0163-4453(92)91038-D
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R51 [传染病];
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100401 ;
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Rhizopus oryzae was the causative organism in a fatal case of rhinocerebral and then pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient cured of her underlying leukaemia by bone marrow transplantation. We discuss the risk factors involved and the need for maintaining a high index of suspicion of fungal infection in the late post-transplant period. © 1992 The British Society for the Study of Infection.
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