Choanephora infundibulifera Rhinosinusitis in Man with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Tennessee, USA

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Max, Anita ; Glasgow, Heather L. ; Santiago, Teresa C.B. ; Holland, Ashley ; Inaba, Hiroto ; Cañete-Gibas, Connie F. ; Wiederhold, Nathan P. ; Hayden, Randall T. ; Adderson, Elisabeth E.
• Description:
  Choanephora infundibulifera is a member of the Mucorales order of fungi. The species is associated with plants as a saprophyte or parasite and may be responsible for spoilage or disease but is an uncommon cause of human infection. We describe C. infundibulifera rhinosinusitis in a young man with leukemia in Tennessee, USA.
• Subjects:
  Adult Antifungal Agents Humans Male Mucorales Mucormycosis Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma Rhinitis Rhinosinusitis Sinusitis
• Keywords:
  Choanephora Infundibulifera Fungi Lymphoblastic Leukemia Rhinosinusitis Tennessee United States
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(6):1245-1248
• Pubmed ID:
  38782142
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11138964
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Tennessee
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  6
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:5bb1aed1fcaf1c9a4b997762605f89fe6aa162c7d795133d5e80ad85293f737c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/156966/cdc_156966_DS1.pdf
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