Isolated pleural mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: a case report.
| Autor: | Mohseni Ahangar R; Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Rouhani Hospital., Rezaei Majd A; Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran., Taherinezhad Ledari A; Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) [Ann Med Surg (Lond)] 2023 Mar 27; Vol. 85 (4), pp. 1007-1010. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Mar 27 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.1097/MS9.0000000000000299 |
| Abstrakt: | Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon, difficult-to-diagnose disease with currently no suitable treatments. It is associated with hematological malignancies, diabetes, and immunosuppression. Case Presentation: We report a 16-year-old boy who developed pleural mucormycosis for unknown reasons. The patient presented to our hospital because of fever, chills, weakness, lethargy, loss of appetite, pleuritic chest pain, and shortness of breath. Histopathological testing ultimately diagnosed mucormycosis. Discussion: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a potentially fatal infection with a challenging clinical presentation that requires prompt diagnosis. Diagnosis of pleural mucormycosis was verified by histopathological analysis of pleural fluid and pleural tissue biopsy. Conclusion: This study emphasizes the relevance of histological examination in detecting mucormycosis, which will aid in early management by highlighting the difficulty of diagnosis. Competing Interests: The authors state that the publication of this paper does not involve any conflicts of interest.Sponsorships or competing interests that may be relevant to content are disclosed at the end of this article. (Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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