Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting with vocal cord paralysis.

Autor: Gayathri Devi HJ; Department of Chest Diseases, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore - 560 054, India., Mohan Rao KN; Department of Chest Diseases, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore - 560 054, India., Prathima KM; Department of Pathology, MS Ramaiah Memorial Hospital, Bangalore - 560 054, India., Moideen R; Department of Chest Diseases, MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore - 560 054, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Respiratory medicine case reports [Respir Med Case Rep] 2013 May 04; Vol. 9, pp. 15-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 May 04 (Print Publication: 2013).
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2013.03.004
Abstrakt: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively uncommon infection. It can present in various forms. Very few cases of pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as vocal cord paralysis have been described in the literature. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as vocal cord paralysis in an uncontrolled diabetic patient.
Databáze: MEDLINE