The reversed halo sign: pathognomonic pattern of pulmonary mucormycosis in leukemic patients with neutropenia?
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Date publication
mars 2014
Journal
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Auteurs
Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr BASTIE Jean-Noël, Dr CAILLOT Denis, Pr MARTIN Laurent, Dr PAGES Pierre-Benoit, Dr CHRETIEN Marie-Lorraine
Tous les auteurs :
Legouge C, Caillot D, Chrétien ML, Lafon I, Ferrant E, Audia S, Pagès PB, Roques M, Estivalet L, Martin L, Maitre T, Bastie JN, Dalle F
Lien Pubmed
Résumé
Pulmonary mucormycosis (PM) is a life-threatening fungal infection with an increasing incidence among patients with acute leukemia. In some immunocompromised hosts, the reversed halo sign (RHS) has been described on the pulmonary computed tomographic (CT) scan of patients with mucormycosis.
Mots clés
Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Leukemia, complications, Lung, diagnostic imaging, Lung Diseases, Fungal, diagnosis, Male, Middle Aged, Mucormycosis, diagnosis, Neutropenia, complications, Retrospective Studies, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Référence
Clin. Infect. Dis.. 2014 Mar;58(5):672-8