Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Mucormycosis: 1 case report.
- Author:
Eung Bae LEE
1
;
Won Kyung HAN
;
Shin Woo KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. bay@knu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung infection;
Mucormycosis
- MeSH:
Allografts;
Amphotericin B;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Hematologic Neoplasms;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Kidney Failure, Chronic;
Mucormycosis*;
Transplants
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2005;38(9):656-659
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary mucormycosis is very rare but has a devastating opportunistic fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts. The infection usually occurs in patients with hematologic malignancy, chronic renal failure, diabetes mellitus, or in solid organ transplant recipients. We experienced a case of pulmonary mucormycosis associated with renal cadeveric allograft recipient who had uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. The patient was successfully treated by surgical resection with Amphotericin B therapy.
