Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Patient with Chronic Rejection of Kidney Transplant: A Case Report

Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare but fatal condition that frequently occurs in immunocompromised patients. Correct diagnosis and rapid start of preferred antifungal treatment need clinical suspicion. Patient's symptoms may be confluent with other conditions such as bacterial and other fungal in...

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Published in:Tanaffus 2015, Vol.14 (2), p.149-152
Main Authors: Talebi-Taher, Mahshid, Alavi Niakou, Seyedeh Nina, Javad-Mousavi, Seied Ali, Vaziri, Mohammad, Iranpour, Aida, Dehghani, Maryam
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Language:English
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Summary:Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare but fatal condition that frequently occurs in immunocompromised patients. Correct diagnosis and rapid start of preferred antifungal treatment need clinical suspicion. Patient's symptoms may be confluent with other conditions such as bacterial and other fungal infections. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient with end stage renal disease successfully treated with a long course of amphotericin B deoxycholate (AmB) and upper lobectomy of the left lung despite of low pulmonary capacity.
ISSN:1735-0344
2345-3729