A Case of Isolated Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Host.
10.4046/trd.2013.74.6.269
- Author:
Jung Su LEE
1
;
Ho Cheol KIM
;
Sang Woo PARK
;
Hoon Sub SO
;
Chang Yun WOO
;
Jong Han CHOI
;
Sang Hyung KIM
;
Se Jin KIM
;
Yeon Mok OH
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ymoh55@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mucormycosis;
Lung;
Immunocompetence;
Posaconazole
- MeSH:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Hematologic Neoplasms;
Humans;
Immunocompetence;
Immunocompromised Host;
Lung;
Mucormycosis;
Risk Factors;
Triazoles
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2013;74(6):269-273
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Mucormycosis is a rare fungal disease that holds a fatal opportunistic fungal infection in diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancy, and immunocompromised host. Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis is extremely rare. Optimal therapy is a combined medical-surgical approach and a management of the patient's underlying disease. Herein, we report a case-study of isolated pulmonary mucormycosis which was being presented as multiple lung nodules in a patient with no underlying risk factors. Considering that the patient had poor pulmonary functions, we treated him with only antifungal agent rather than a combined medical-surgical approach. After treatment with antifungal agent for six months, the nodules of pulmonary mucormycosis were improved with the prominent reductions of size on the computed tomography.
