PULMONARY ZYGOMYCOSIS AFTER ALLOGENEIC BONE-MARROW TRANSPLANTATION

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.