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

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