Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2005 Sep;38(9):656-659.
Surgical Treatment of Pulmonary Mucormycosis: 1 case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. bay@knu.ac.kr
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University Hospital.
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.
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