Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19
Herein, we present a case of a male patient with breast cancer and a recent history of COVID-19 pneumonia, diagnosed with pseudofungi on pathological examination of lymph nodes after mastectomy. Pseudofungi are septate hyphae-like structures that morphologically mimic fungal elements despite the abs...
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| author | Nadeem Bilani Leah Elson Diane Carlson Elizabeth Blessing Elimimian Zeina Nahleh |
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| description | Herein, we present a case of a male patient with breast cancer and a recent history of COVID-19 pneumonia, diagnosed with pseudofungi on pathological examination of lymph nodes after mastectomy. Pseudofungi are septate hyphae-like structures that morphologically mimic fungal elements despite the absence of true mycosis and thus predispose to overtreatment if not properly identified. We report a review of similar cases involving this diagnostic mimicker in the literature. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0efa45e9c0a04df0a852c7d3b8e503d92025-02-03T01:00:12ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352020-01-01202010.1155/2020/18492501849250Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19Nadeem Bilani0Leah Elson1Diane Carlson2Elizabeth Blessing Elimimian3Zeina Nahleh4Department of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USADepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USADepartment of Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USADepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USADepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Maroone Cancer Center, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, FL, USAHerein, we present a case of a male patient with breast cancer and a recent history of COVID-19 pneumonia, diagnosed with pseudofungi on pathological examination of lymph nodes after mastectomy. Pseudofungi are septate hyphae-like structures that morphologically mimic fungal elements despite the absence of true mycosis and thus predispose to overtreatment if not properly identified. We report a review of similar cases involving this diagnostic mimicker in the literature.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1849250 |
| spellingShingle | Nadeem Bilani Leah Elson Diane Carlson Elizabeth Blessing Elimimian Zeina Nahleh Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 |
| title_full | Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 |
| title_fullStr | Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 |
| title_short | Pseudofungi in an Immunocompromised Patient with Breast Cancer and COVID-19 |
| title_sort | pseudofungi in an immunocompromised patient with breast cancer and covid 19 |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1849250 |
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