Early pneumonectomy for pulmonary mucormycosis.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2014.11.061.
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Abstract
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by a rare pathogen most commonly affecting immunocompromised hosts. Successful treatment of pulmonary mucormycosis requires rapid diagnosis, reversal of predisposing factors, aggressive surgical excision, and antifungal therapy. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis affecting a young neutropenic male requiring a pneumonectomy.
Medical subject headings
- Early Medical Intervention
- Lung Diseases, Fungal
- Mucormycosis
- Pneumonectomy