Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary mucormycosis: A case report.

Abstract:

:Pulmonary mucormycosis, a relatively rare pulmonary fungal disease, is difficult to diagnose and lacks effective treatment. The present study reports the case of a 64-year-old patient who was treated successfully for pulmonary mucormycosis in Xuan Wu Hospital. The patient presented with low-grade fever and a productive cough that persisted for 1 month with no evident cause, and also suffered from diabetes mellitus. Prior antibiotic treatment with levofloxacin had been ineffective. Culture of mucus obtained by bronchoscopy resulted in a diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. The patient received a cumulative dose of 1,355 mg amphotericin B over 2 months and presented a full recovery.

journal_name

Exp Ther Med

authors

Luo Z,Zhang L

doi

10.3892/etm.2017.4986

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2017-10-01 00:00:00

pages

3788-3791

issue

4

eissn

1792-0981

issn

1792-1015

pii

ETM-0-0-4986

journal_volume

14

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