Wong K L, Tai Y T, Loke S L, Woo E K, Wong W S, Chan M K, Ma J T
Am J Clin Pathol. 1986 Oct;86(4):546-9. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/86.4.546.
Zygomycosis often occurs in patients with an underlying disease, e.g., diabetes mellitus, leukemia, and lymphoma, or an immunocompromised state. This report discusses a case of a 21-year-old woman with systemic lupus erythematosus complicated by uremia, acidosis, steroid therapy, prolonged antimicrobial therapy, and disseminated zygomycosis.