Mucormycosis of the Thyroid Gland: A Cataclysmic Event in Renal Allograft Recipient

Invasive fungal infection is a complication seen in immunocompromised patients. A disseminated fungal infection has a high rate of mortality. Although disseminated infection is known to be seen in most organs, thyroid involvement is rarely reported. Hence, we report a fatal case of thyroid mucormyco...

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Autores principales: Prasad, N., Manjunath, R., Bhadauria, D., Marak, R. S. K., Sharma, R. K., Agarwal, V., Jain, M., Gupta, A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5998715/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962676
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijn.IJN_192_17
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Sumario:Invasive fungal infection is a complication seen in immunocompromised patients. A disseminated fungal infection has a high rate of mortality. Although disseminated infection is known to be seen in most organs, thyroid involvement is rarely reported. Hence, we report a fatal case of thyroid mucormycosis which resulted into laryngeal nerve paralysis and death of a renal allograft recipient.

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