Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as a tumor-like mass in an uncontrolled diabetic patient: a rare case report

Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi in the Mucorales species. It mainly affects diabetes patients and other immune-compromised hosts. The infection can involve multiple organ systems, with the lungs being the second most common site. We report a case of a 40-year-old female...

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Published inEgyptian Journal of Bronchology Vol. 17; no. 1; pp. 68 - 5
Main Authors Ziaei Moghaddam, Alireza, Basiri, Reza, Mohamadian Roshan, Nema
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023
Springer
Springer Nature B.V
SpringerOpen
Subjects
Biopsy
Blood tests
Bronchoscopy
Case Report
Critical Care Medicine
Diabetes
Diabetes mellitus
Diabetes therapy
Diabetics
Disease
Diseases
Fungal infections
Hemoptysis
Histopathology
Intensive
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mortality
Mucormycosis
Patients
Pneumology/Respiratory System
Posaconazole
Pulmonary mucormycosis
Rare case report
Sinuses
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc
Tumor-like mass
Pulmonary mucormycosis
Rare case report
Diabetes mellitus
Tumor-like mass
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Summary:Mucormycosis is a life-threatening infection caused by fungi in the Mucorales species. It mainly affects diabetes patients and other immune-compromised hosts. The infection can involve multiple organ systems, with the lungs being the second most common site. We report a case of a 40-year-old female who had a mass that resembled a tumor, a very rare manifestation of the disease which we were able to diagnose, treat, and now report as it is essential to initiate treatment as early as possible due to its aggressive behavior and high mortality rate.
ISSN:2314-8551
1687-8426
2314-8551
DOI:10.1186/s43168-023-00248-9