Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients

Mucormycosis refers to the infection caused by a growing number of members of the Mucorales. Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in severely immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of stem cell or organ transplantation and in poorly cont...

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Published in:Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu 2023-05, Vol.6 (2), p.76-80
Main Authors: Rajeev, Vyshnavi, Narasimhan, Ajay, Roger, Jebin, Narasimhan, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood
Care and treatment
Diabetics
genexpert mtb
Health aspects
Infection
Medical examination
Mucormycosis
Posaconazole
video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy
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Summary:Mucormycosis refers to the infection caused by a growing number of members of the Mucorales. Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in severely immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of stem cell or organ transplantation and in poorly controlled diabetics. The diagnosis of mucormycosis relies upon histopathology and culture. Blood tests are of limited diagnostic value. Here, we present two cases of mucormycosis in diabetic patients diagnosed with tissue biopsy.
ISSN:2772-6355
2772-6363
DOI:10.4103/japt.japt_14_23