@article{Mauro_Lo Cascio_Balter_Zaccaron_Bonetti_Vitale_Chinello_De Bortoli_Brazzarola_Bruno_et al._2020, title={The diagnostic pitfalls of mucormycosis }, volume={12}, url={https://www.mjhid.org/mjhid/article/view/4409}, DOI={10.4084/mjhid.2020.079}, abstractNote={<p> </p> <p><strong>Background </strong>Invasive mucormycosis is a very aggressive fungal disease among immunocompromised pediatric patients caused by saprophytic fungi that belong to the order of the Mucorales.</p> <p><strong>Case Report </strong>We describe a case of  of <em>Lichtheimia corymbifera</em> infection in a 15-year-old child with B-cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) involving lung, kidney and thyroid that initially was diagnosed as probable aspergillosis delaying the effective therapy for mucormycosis.</p> <p><strong>Conclusions </strong>This case showed that also intensive chemotherapy with rituximab may represent a risk factor for mucormycosis infection. Liposomal amphotericin B and surgery  remain  key tools  for a successful treatment of this aggressive disease. </p>}, number={1}, journal={Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases}, author={Mauro, Margherita and Lo Cascio, Giuliana and Balter, Rita and Zaccaron, Ada and Bonetti, Elisa and Vitale, Virgina and Chinello, Matteo and De Bortoli, Massimiliano and Brazzarola, Paolo and Bruno, Costanza and et al.}, year={2020}, month={Oct.}, pages={e2020079} }