Tracheal Mucormycosis

Pulmonary mucormycosis is a recognized entity occurring in diabetics and immunocompromised patients. It has a poor prognosis unless early diagnosis is made and appropriate surgical therapy instituted along with appropriate antifungal therapy. We describe here one of few cases of tracheal involvement...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 230 - 232
Main Authors Andrews, MBBS, David R., Allan, FRCS, Andrew, Larbalestier, FRACS, Robert I.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York, NY Elsevier Inc 1997
Elsevier Science
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Biological and medical sciences
Human mycoses
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
mediastinitis
Medical sciences
mucormycosis
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - therapy
Mycoses
Mycoses of the respiratory system
trachea
Trachea - microbiology
Trachea - pathology
Tracheal Diseases - diagnosis
Tracheal Diseases - microbiology
Tracheal Diseases - therapy
tracheitis
trachea
mucormycosis
tracheitis
mediastinitis
Infection
Case study
Human
Mucormycosis
Diseases of the trachea
Mycosis
Respiratory disease
Trachea
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Summary:Pulmonary mucormycosis is a recognized entity occurring in diabetics and immunocompromised patients. It has a poor prognosis unless early diagnosis is made and appropriate surgical therapy instituted along with appropriate antifungal therapy. We describe here one of few cases of tracheal involvement by mucormycosis. Extensive destruction of the trachea and bibasal pneumonia led to the patient’s death. (Ann Thorac Surg 1997;63:230–2)
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/S0003-4975(96)00817-X