Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Batool M. Abu Ali; Hibah Alzayer; Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh; Asim Diab

doi:10.12659/AJCR.933694

10 December 2021 : Case report Saudi Arabia

Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Rare disease

Batool M. Abu Ali^1CDEF*, Hibah Alzayer^2DF, Marwan Jabr Alwazzeh^1D, Asim Diab^2D

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933694

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933694

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Figure 2. AP view CXR on day of respiratory deterioration and intubation shows patchy infiltration involving the upper left radiological zone and multiple patches over the whole right lung field with lobar infiltration of middle and lower left radiological zone obliterating the left costophrenic angle. On day of intubation (30 April 2021).

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Prototheca zopfii as a Cause of Pneumonia and Disseminated Infection in Febrile Neutropenia: A Case Report and Literature Review

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