TY - JOUR
T1 - Disseminated mucormycosis in haematological patients
T2 - CT and MRI findings with pathological correlation.
AU - Horger, M.
AU - Hebart, H.
AU - Schimmel, H.
AU - Vogel, M.
AU - Brodoefel, H.
AU - Oechsle, K.
AU - Hahn, U.
AU - Mittelbronn, M.
AU - Bethge, W.
AU - Claussen, C. D.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - Disseminated mucormycosis is a rare, mostly fatal infectious complication in immunocompromised haematological patients. The purpose of our study was to describe the multiorgan manifestations of disseminated mucormycosis documented at CT and MRI in four patients and correlate these with the pathological findings and patient outcome. Irrespective of the site of infection, infarction or haemorrhage are the constant features of invasive mycosis. Identification of one or both of these two major imaging findings in immunocompromised patients should be regarded as an indicator of possible infection by angiotropic fungi, including the genre Mucorales.
AB - Disseminated mucormycosis is a rare, mostly fatal infectious complication in immunocompromised haematological patients. The purpose of our study was to describe the multiorgan manifestations of disseminated mucormycosis documented at CT and MRI in four patients and correlate these with the pathological findings and patient outcome. Irrespective of the site of infection, infarction or haemorrhage are the constant features of invasive mycosis. Identification of one or both of these two major imaging findings in immunocompromised patients should be regarded as an indicator of possible infection by angiotropic fungi, including the genre Mucorales.
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U2 - 10.1259/bjr/16038097
DO - 10.1259/bjr/16038097
M3 - Article
C2 - 16940368
AN - SCOPUS:33750094636
SN - 0007-1285
VL - 79
SP - e88-95
JO - British Journal of Radiology
JF - British Journal of Radiology
IS - 945
ER -