A Fatal Case of Disseminated Mucormycosis in a Patient Shortly after Starting Treatment against Malignant…

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Disseminated mucormycosis is a fatal infection commonly observed in patients with prolonged neutropenia, such as those undergoing treatment for hematological malignancies or post-transplantation. This report describes a case of malignant lymphoma in a patient with no history of cytotoxic chemotherapy. The patient died early, and disseminated mucormycosis was identified during an autopsy. Notably, no imaging findings were suggestive of mucormycosis, which complicated the diagnosis. Given that both mucormycosis and malignant lymphoma were suspected from the initial presentation, it is important to consider mucormycosis as a potential differential diagnosis in patients with altered consciousness.

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@article{tsutsumi2026fatal,
  title = {{A Fatal Case of Disseminated Mucormycosis in a Patient Shortly after Starting Treatment against Malignant Lymphoma}},
  author = {Hiroki Tsutsumi and Ayataka Ishikawa and Yu Nishimura and Michiko Myokai and Akira Watanabe and Yuta Kimura and Michihide Tokuhira and Hiroaki Kanda},
  journal = {Internal Medicine},
  year = {2026},
  month = jul,
  doi = {10.2169/internalmedicine.6270-25},
  url = {https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/65/14/65_6270-25/_article},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A Fatal Case of Disseminated Mucormycosis in a Patient Shortly after Starting Treatment against Malignant Lymphoma
AU  - Hiroki Tsutsumi
AU  - Ayataka Ishikawa
AU  - Yu Nishimura
AU  - Michiko Myokai
AU  - Akira Watanabe
AU  - Yuta Kimura
AU  - Michihide Tokuhira
AU  - Hiroaki Kanda
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/07/15
JO  - Internal Medicine
DO  - 10.2169/internalmedicine.6270-25
UR  - https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/internalmedicine/65/14/65_6270-25/_article
AB  - Disseminated mucormycosis is a fatal infection commonly observed in patients with prolonged neutropenia, such as those undergoing treatment for hematological malignancies or post-transplantation. This report describes a case of malignant lymphoma in a patient with no history of cytotoxic chemotherapy. The patient died early, and disseminated mucormycosis was identified during an autopsy. Notably, no imaging findings were suggestive of mucormycosis, which complicated the diagnosis. Given that both mucormycosis and malignant lymphoma were suspected from the initial presentation, it is important to consider mucormycosis as a potential differential diagnosis in patients with altered consciousness.
SN  - 1349-7235
SN  - 0918-2918
ER  -

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