Pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients. Case report and review of the literature

Authors

  • Manuel Jesús Romero-Jiménez Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, Spain
  • Eva Nadiejda Gutiérrez-Cortizo Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, Spain
  • Begoña Merelo-Ruiz Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Medicina Interna, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, Spain
  • José Ignacio Ortiz-Mera Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, Spain
  • Ignacio Suárez-Lozano Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Infanta Elena, Huelva, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32818/reccmi.a1n1a12

Keywords:

mucormycosis , diabetes mellitus, pulmonary involvement

Abstract

Mucormycosis or zygomycosis is a rare fungal infection that affects immunocompromised and poorly controlled diabetics. It causes a devastating acute infection with mainly rhinocerebral involvement in diabetic patients, and pulmonary or disseminated in neutropenic patients. In this report, we describe a case of mucormycosis with pulmonary involvement in a diabetic patient and a literature review.

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Published

2016-12-31

How to Cite

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Romero-Jiménez MJ, Gutiérrez-Cortizo EN, Merelo-Ruiz B, Ortiz-Mera JI, Suárez-Lozano I. Pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients. Case report and review of the literature. Rev Esp Casos Clin Med Intern [Internet]. 2016 Dec. 31 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];1(1):29-31. Available from: https://www.reccmi.com/RECCMI/article/view/50

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