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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.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ferreira, Ana Isabel, Cruz, Hugo, Ranchor, Ridhi, Silva, Bruno S., Serôdio, Joana, Lopes, Virgínia, Ramos, Maria Helena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8927834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35308777
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2022.e01469

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