Refractory bronchovascular pleuropulmonary mucormycosis: Case report and difficulties in management

Autor:	M Manjunath, Deepak Prajapat, Rahul Kumar Sharma, Deepak Talwar
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Antifungal therapy disseminated mucormycosis opportunistic fungal infection pleuropulmonary mucormycosis Diseases of the respiratory system RC705-779
Zdroj:	Lung India, Vol 35, Iss 1, Pp 70-72 (2018)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0970-2113 0974-598X
DOI:	10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_535_16
Popis:	Pulmonary mucormycosis is a life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection. It is considered as a disease of immunocompromised state and is rarely seen in immunocompetent patients. We here report a case of refractory bronchovascular pleuropulmonary mucormycosis, who despite early detection, optimal management with liposomal amphotericin B, and posaconazole therapy followed by surgery, progressed further and led to a fatal outcome. Dual antifungal therapy combined with surgery is the only definitive treatment option available in the literature. Many new therapeutic options for mucormycosis treatment have become available but none have shown promising results, and larger studies are required to assess their efficacy.
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