[Rinshō ketsueki] The Japanese journal of clinical hematology
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A 59-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of acute myeloid leukemia in September 2004. He developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and candidiasis, which were improved by administration of micafungin and amphotericin B (AMPH-B). He received reduced-intensity unrelated cord-blood transplantation without induction chemotherapy. ⋯ Mucormycosis usually occurs in immunocompromised hosts such as neutropenic patients with hematologic diseases and is a fatal fungal infection characterized by a rapid and progressive clinical course. Some overseas investigators have recently reported that VRCZ prophylaxis may result in breakthrough mucormycosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. These findings suggest that it is very important to pay attention to mucormycosis in hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients in this country.