Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient

Mucor and Rhizopus cause life-threatening infections primarily involving the lungs and sinuses, which disseminate very rapidly by necrosis and infarction of the contiguous tissues. We present a case of a 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with a productive cough and we...

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Main Authors:	Sana Khan, Muhammad Waqar Elahi, Waqas Ullah, Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah, Ejaz Ahmad, Mayar Al Mohajer, Aneela Majeed
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2017-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1424618

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spelling	doaj-65e1cce24f7a4405a9f5cf0ebb40614c2020-11-24T23:19:47ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/14246181424618Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised PatientSana Khan0Muhammad Waqar Elahi1Waqas Ullah2Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah3Ejaz Ahmad4Mayar Al Mohajer5Aneela Majeed6Griffin Hospital, Ansonia, CT 06401, USAKhyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar 25000, PakistanKhyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar 25000, PakistanKhyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar 25000, PakistanNishtar Hospital, Multan 60000, PakistanUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85701, USAUniversity of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85701, USAMucor and Rhizopus cause life-threatening infections primarily involving the lungs and sinuses, which disseminate very rapidly by necrosis and infarction of the contiguous tissues. We present a case of a 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with a productive cough and weight loss. He had a past surgical history of renal transplant for renal cell carcinoma and was on dual immunosuppressive therapy, that is, mycophenolate and tacrolimus. During his hospital stay, he developed a pneumopericardium due to the direct extension of a lung lesion. The diagnosis was made by radiological imaging and PCR result which was consistent with Mucor species. He was treated with antifungal therapy. The purpose of this report is to highlight the unusual association of mucormycosis with pneumopericardium.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1424618
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spellingShingle	Sana Khan Muhammad Waqar Elahi Waqas Ullah Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah Ejaz Ahmad Mayar Al Mohajer Aneela Majeed Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
author_facet	Sana Khan Muhammad Waqar Elahi Waqas Ullah Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah Ejaz Ahmad Mayar Al Mohajer Aneela Majeed
author_sort	Sana Khan
title	Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient
title_short	Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient
title_full	Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient
title_fullStr	Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient
title_full_unstemmed	Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient
title_sort	invasive mucormycosis induced pneumopericardium: a rare cause of pneumopericardium in an immunocompromised patient
publisher	Hindawi Limited
series	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
issn	2090-6625 2090-6633
publishDate	2017-01-01
description	Mucor and Rhizopus cause life-threatening infections primarily involving the lungs and sinuses, which disseminate very rapidly by necrosis and infarction of the contiguous tissues. We present a case of a 64-year-old African American posttransplant patient who presented with a productive cough and weight loss. He had a past surgical history of renal transplant for renal cell carcinoma and was on dual immunosuppressive therapy, that is, mycophenolate and tacrolimus. During his hospital stay, he developed a pneumopericardium due to the direct extension of a lung lesion. The diagnosis was made by radiological imaging and PCR result which was consistent with Mucor species. He was treated with antifungal therapy. The purpose of this report is to highlight the unusual association of mucormycosis with pneumopericardium.
url	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/1424618
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Invasive Mucormycosis Induced Pneumopericardium: A Rare Cause of Pneumopericardium in an Immunocompromised Patient

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