A Case of Isolated Pulmonary Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Host / 결핵및호흡기질환
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
; : 269-273, 2013.
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ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis is a rare fungal disease that holds a fatal opportunistic fungal infection in diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancy, and immunocompromised host. Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis is extremely rare. Optimal therapy is a combined medical-surgical approach and a management of the patient's underlying disease. Herein, we report a case-study of isolated pulmonary mucormycosis which was being presented as multiple lung nodules in a patient with no underlying risk factors. Considering that the patient had poor pulmonary functions, we treated him with only antifungal agent rather than a combined medical-surgical approach. After treatment with antifungal agent for six months, the nodules of pulmonary mucormycosis were improved with the prominent reductions of size on the computed tomography.
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Assunto principal:
Triazóis
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Fatores de Risco
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Hospedeiro Imunocomprometido
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Neoplasias Hematológicas
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Imunocompetência
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Pulmão
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Mucormicose
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article