[Fatal pulmonary mycosis in a diabetic and cirrhotic patient]. / Une mycose pulmonaire d'issue fatale chez une patiente diabétique et cirrhotique.
Tunis Med
; 93(4): 259-62, 2015 Apr.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26375745
ABSTRACT
Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare, devastating, opportunistic fungal infection, caused by the ubiquitous filamentous fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. This infection occurs principally in some particular conditions, specially in diabetic patients and immunocompromised host, and rarely in cirrhotic patients. The diagnosis of mucormycosis can only be confirmed by pathological and mycological examination of biopsy specimens. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a 68-year-old woman with underlying liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. Endoscopic and radiologic findings supported the diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the lung. The patient underwent surgical resection and was started on amphotericin B, after pathological examination. Unfortunately, she succumbed to the infection within one month of surgery.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumopatias Fúngicas
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Mucorales
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Mucormicose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
Fr
Ano de publicação:
2015
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Article