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Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2023 Pulmonary mucormycosis is rare in kidney transplant recipients and has a high mortality rate. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as round pneumonia 1 year and 1 month after the transplant.
Aniket Hase +8 more
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis With Dissemination: A Case of Unrelenting Fever and Chest Pain
Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases, 2022 Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare entity that requires a high index of clinical suspicion for diagnosis. Untreated mucormycosis results in dissemination with exceedingly high mortality rates.
Chelsea Boyd +2 more
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A rare case of post-COVID mucormycosis of the kidney
Current Medicine Research and Practice, 2022 Post-COVID mucormycosis of the kidney is a rare phenomenon with only very few cases reported, worldwide. Among the various opportunistic fungal infections, mucormycosis is associated with the highest mortality.
Ankit Tyagi +3 more
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Pulmonary mucormycosis—a case series [PDF]
Indian Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 2021 Pulmonary mucormycosis (PM) is a rare disease. Literature about the surgical management of PM in India is sparse. Recently, there has been a surge in the number of cases of mucormycosis in association with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, igniting the interest in PM.
Santhosh Regini Benjamin +5 more
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Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2018 We report a case of tracheal, laryngeal and pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient receiving immunosuppressive medication for an autoinflammatory fever syndrome.
Fabian Leo +5 more
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Challenges in the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic with a review of literature
Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2021 Diabetes Mellitus appears to be the most common underlying condition associated with mucormycosis; a rare opportunistic fungal infection associated with high morbidity and mortality.
Muhammad Yousaf +10 more
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis: A Case Report of a Rare Infection with Potential Diagnostic Problems
Case Reports in Pathology, 2020 Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively rare pulmonary fungal disease, which is difficult to diagnose early and lacks effective treatment. It is seen in patients with hematological malignancies, diabetes mellitus, and immunocompromised states.
Salwa O. Mekki +8 more
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Seminars in Roentgenology, 1996 Mucormycosis is an opportunistic, angioinvasive fungal infection characteristically affecting individuals with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, and hematologic malignancies. In most cases it is a rapidly progressive infection with an 80% overall mortality. Radiographic manifestations are usually nonspecific focal consolidation or masses.
R A, Murphy, W T, Miller
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Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2019 Mucor is a ubiquitous fungus that is non-pathogenic in healthy people. In immunocompromised hosts, nonfunctional or absent neutrophils and macrophages result in fungal invasion and infection [1].
Rebecca C. Gologorsky +4 more
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Endobronchial pulmonary mucormycosis diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscope: A rare case report
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2016 Pulmonary mucormycosis is relatively uncommon, but a life-threatening infection affecting mostly individuals with diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancies, chronic renal failure, posttransplantation and other immunocompromised states.
Vinay Mahishale +6 more
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