Severe Fatal Mucormycosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Treated with Zanubrutinib: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Severe Fatal Mucormycosis in a Patient with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia Treated with Zanubrutinib: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Severe mucormycosis is a fatal disease rarely complicating chronic lymphoproliferative disorders. We present a fulminant and fatal case of a 74-year-old Caucasian woman suffering from CLL treated with second-generation BTK inhibitor zanubrutinib. After a first septic episode a month prior, originati...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Maggioni, Marny Fedrigo, Andrea Visentin, Elisa Carturan, Valeria Ruocco, Livio Trentin, Mauro Alaibac, Annalisa Angelini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-09-01
Series:Current Oncology
Subjects:
case report
mucormycosis
histopathology
haematological malignancy
CLL
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/9/599

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