Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as cavitary lesion in an immunocompetent adult: A rare case report

Cavitary lung lesions have a specific array of differential diagnosis. Among rare causes is mucormycosis that should not be overlooked. A high index of suspicion is necessary for a correct diagnosis and aggressive management. It usually occurs in immunosupressed patients. It is a life-threatening, r...

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Autores principales: Acharya, Sourya, Shukla, Samarth, Noman, Obaid, Dawande, Pratibha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4765283/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26958531
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-516X.174023
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Sumario:Cavitary lung lesions have a specific array of differential diagnosis. Among rare causes is mucormycosis that should not be overlooked. A high index of suspicion is necessary for a correct diagnosis and aggressive management. It usually occurs in immunosupressed patients. It is a life-threatening, rapidly progressive, and angioinvasive fungal infection. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as a cavity in an immunocompetent middle aged male.

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