Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3344315 | The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases | 2012 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Pulmonary mucormycosis is a very rare clinical condition in patients without underlying risk factors. A limited number of cases have been reported in predominantly elderly patients; history of smoking appears to be a common feature. A case of non-smoking male who developed pulmonary mucormycosis with the longest reported follow-up is presented. In addition, this is also the first reported case with disease recurrence after lobectomy (two years) in an immunocompetent host. Treatment with an additional lobectomy and amphotericin B was successful in this patient.
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Authors
Lu Zhang, Xinlun Tian, Peng Wang, Hong Zhang, Ruie Feng,