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

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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ana Isabel Ferreira, Hugo Cruz, Ridhi Ranchor, Bruno S. Silva, Joana Serôdio, Virgínia Lopes, Maria Helena Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa
Invasive fungal infection
Pleural empyema
Cancer patient
MALDI-TOF MS
Amphotericin B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221425092200097X

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