Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as an endobronchial lesion.

Husari, A W; Jensen, W A; Kirsch, C M; Campagna, A C; Kagawa, F T; Hamed, K A; Azzi, R L; Stevens, D A · Chest · 1994

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 56-year-old diabetic man presented with left upper lobe collapse and postobstructive pneumonitis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed an endobronchial mass obstructing the left mainstem bronchus. The lesion resembled a bronchial adenoma; however, cytologic and histologic examination revealed invasive mucormycosis. The patient was treated with intravenous amphotericin B followed by endoscopic laser surgery that relieved the obstruction.

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