Pleural empyema due to Rhodotorula mucilaginosa: A rare yet severe complication of a previously undiagnosed cancer patient
Ana Isabel Ferreira,
Hugo Cruz,
Ridhi Ranchor,
Bruno S. Silva,
Joana Serôdio,
Virgínia Lopes,
Maria Helena Ramos
Affiliations
Ana Isabel Ferreira
Clinical Pathology Service, Unidade Local de Saúde de Castelo Branco, Portugal
Hugo Cruz
Microbiology Service, Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal; Correspondence to: Microbiology Service, Department of Pathology Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar 4099-001 Porto.
Ridhi Ranchor
Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
Bruno S. Silva
Pulmonology Service, Department of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
Joana Serôdio
Internal Medicine Service, Department of Medicine, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
Virgínia Lopes
Microbiology Service, Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
Maria Helena Ramos
Microbiology Service, Department of Pathology, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto, Portugal
Rhodotorula mucilaginosa (R. mucilaginosa) has been increasingly recognized as an emerging opportunistic pathogen causing invasive fungal infection, mainly in immunosuppressed patients. We report the case of a previously undiagnosed lung cancer patient with a pleural empyema due to R. mucilaginosa.
