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Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems

Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively rare pulmonary fungal disease, which is difficult to diagnose early and lacks effective treatment. It is seen in patients with hematological malignancies, diabetes mellitus, and immunocompromised states. The diagnosis depends primarily on the detection of fungi...

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Autores principales: Mekki, Salwa O., Hassan, Amal A., Falemban, Afnan, Alkotani, Nashwa, Alsharif, Salem M., Haron, Ahmed, Felemban, Basim, Iqbal, Mohammad S., Tabassum, Aisha
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5845394
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author Mekki, Salwa O.
Hassan, Amal A.
Falemban, Afnan
Alkotani, Nashwa
Alsharif, Salem M.
Haron, Ahmed
Felemban, Basim
Iqbal, Mohammad S.
Tabassum, Aisha
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Hassan, Amal A.
Falemban, Afnan
Alkotani, Nashwa
Alsharif, Salem M.
Haron, Ahmed
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Iqbal, Mohammad S.
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description Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively rare pulmonary fungal disease, which is difficult to diagnose early and lacks effective treatment. It is seen in patients with hematological malignancies, diabetes mellitus, and immunocompromised states. The diagnosis depends primarily on the detection of fungi in lung tissue. Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old male who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a past history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. Clinical diagnosis is difficult in pulmonary mucormycosis, and early diagnosis is needed for this life-threatening infection. Histopathological examination of a resected cavity confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. This report highlights the difficulty of diagnosis and the importance of histological examination in detecting mucormycosis which will help for early management.
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spelling pubmed-69731802020-01-22 Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems Mekki, Salwa O. Hassan, Amal A. Falemban, Afnan Alkotani, Nashwa Alsharif, Salem M. Haron, Ahmed Felemban, Basim Iqbal, Mohammad S. Tabassum, Aisha Case Rep Pathol Case Report Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively rare pulmonary fungal disease, which is difficult to diagnose early and lacks effective treatment. It is seen in patients with hematological malignancies, diabetes mellitus, and immunocompromised states. The diagnosis depends primarily on the detection of fungi in lung tissue. Here, we present a case of a 52-year-old male who has type 2 diabetes mellitus and a past history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis. Clinical diagnosis is difficult in pulmonary mucormycosis, and early diagnosis is needed for this life-threatening infection. Histopathological examination of a resected cavity confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. This report highlights the difficulty of diagnosis and the importance of histological examination in detecting mucormycosis which will help for early management. Hindawi 2020-01-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6973180/ /pubmed/31970007 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5845394 Text en Copyright © 2020 Salwa O. Mekki et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mekki, Salwa O.
Hassan, Amal A.
Falemban, Afnan
Alkotani, Nashwa
Alsharif, Salem M.
Haron, Ahmed
Felemban, Basim
Iqbal, Mohammad S.
Tabassum, Aisha
Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title_full Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title_fullStr Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title_full_unstemmed Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title_short Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
title_sort pulmonary mucormycosis: a case report of a rare infection with potential diagnostic problems
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6973180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31970007
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/5845394
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