Pneumonia with cunninghamella species in patients with hematologic malignancies: A case report and review of the literature

Gerard J. Ventura; Hagop M. Kantarjian; Elias Anaissie; Roy L. Hopper; Victor Fainstein

doi:10.1002/1097-0142(19861001)58:7<1534::AID-CNCR2820580725>3.0.CO;2-0

Pneumonia with cunninghamella species in patients with hematologic malignancies: A case report and review of the literature

Gerard J. Ventura, Hagop M. Kantarjian, Elias Anaissie, Roy L. Hopper, Victor Fainstein

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A patient with chronic myelogenous leukemia in blastic crisis who developed pulmonary and systemic infection with Cunninghamella species is described. The emerging role of this newly recognized pathogen in immunocompromised patients is discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1534-1536
Number of pages	3
Journal	Cancer
Volume	58
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(19861001)58:7<1534::AID-CNCR2820580725>3.0.CO;2-0
State	Published - Oct 1 1986

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