Pj. Piliero et Rl. Deresiewicz, PULMONARY ZYGOMYCOSIS AFTER ALLOGENEIC BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION, Southern medical journal, 88(11), 1995, pp. 1149-1152
Zygomycetes are uncommon human pathogens, They cause illness in some p
atients who are immunosuppressed and can present as any of several syn
dromes, including rhinocerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, or cutan
eous disease, or as disseminated infection, Pulmonary zygomycosis can
occur in any of several patterns and can mimic more common pneumonic p
rocesses, This mimicry, as well as the rarity of the disease, may dela
y diagnosis, We present a case of pulmonary zygomycosis that occurred
in a patient who was a bone marrow transplant recipient, The case illu
strates several of the common features of the disease in this patient
group.