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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Bilani, Nadeem, Elson, Leah, Carlson, Diane, Elimimian, Elizabeth Blessing, Nahleh, Zeina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599402/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33144862
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1849250
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Sumario: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.