Pleural empyema due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: A rare yet severe complication of a previously undiagnosed cancer patient

Autor: Ana Isabel Ferreira, Hugo Cruz, Ridhi Ranchor, Bruno S. Silva, Joana Serôdio, Virgínia Lopes, Maria Helena Ramos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: IDCases, Vol 28, Iss , Pp e01469- (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2214-2509
DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01469
Popis: Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (R. mucilaginosa) has been increasingly recognized as an emerging opportunistic pathogen causing invasive fungal infection, mainly in immunosuppressed patients. We report the case of a previously undiagnosed lung cancer patient with a pleural empyema due to R. mucilaginosa.
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