Concordance of Chest Radiography and Chest Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy and Invasive Mucormycosis: What Are the Prognostic Implications?

Concordance of Chest Radiography and Chest Computed Tomography Findings in Patients with Hematologic Malignancy and Invasive Mucormycosis: What Are the Prognostic Implications?

Invasive pulmonary mucormycosis (IPM) is a deadly opportunistic mold infection in patients with hematological malignancies (HM). Radiologic imaging is essential for its timely diagnosis. Here, we compared IPM lesions visualized by chest computed tomography (CCT) and chest X-ray (CXR) and determined...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Wurster, Sung-Yeon Cho, Hazim Allos, Alexander Franklin, Dierdre B. Axell-House, Ying Jiang, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
mucormycosis
lung infection
hematological malignancy
radiologic imaging
chest computed tomography
chest X-ray
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/10/10/703

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