Subacute spinal cord infarction due to zygomycotic thrombosis in a patient with myelodysplastic syndrome

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Abstract

A 58-year old man with myelodysplastic syndrome developed subacute-onset myelopathy, which did not respond to local irradiation. He finally died of pneumonia. The post-mortem examination revealed disseminated zygomycosis in the lung and the spinal vasculature, causing transverse spinal infarction. Disseminated zygomycosis can be responsible for myelopathy in patients with a hematologic malignancy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1004-1006
Number of pages3
JournalHaematologica
Volume85
Issue number9
StatePublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Myelodysplastic syndrome
  • Spinal cord infarction
  • Zygomycosis

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