Two cases of rhinocerebral zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) with common epidemiologic and environmental features

A. C. England; M. Weinstein; J. J. Ellner; L. Ajello

Two cases of rhinocerebral zygomycosis (Mucormycosis) with common epidemiologic and environmental features

A. C. England, M. Weinstein, J. J. Ellner, L. Ajello

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Two patients receiving long-term treatment with corticosteroids for glomerulonephritis from the same physician developed rhinocerebral zygomycosis (mucormycosis) within 2 wk of one another. Broad, nonseptate hyphal forms were identified in and Rhizopus arrhizus was cultured from biopsy tissue from each patient. Rhizopus arrhizus was cultured from the air-conditioner filter in the physician's office building. A common source and airborne transmission are suggested.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	497-498
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Review of Respiratory Disease
Volume	124
Issue number	4
State	Published - 1981
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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