A diagnosis neglected for 6 years： report of a misdiagnosed case of pulmonary mucormycosis and review of the literature

Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon and often fatal opportunistic fungal infection caused by fungi in the class zygomycetes of the order mucorales. As a rare clinical entity characterized by acute onset, rapid progression and high mortality rate, pulmonary mucormycosis often results in fatal conse...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2010-09, Vol.123 (17), p.2480-2482
Main Authors: Li, Wen-fang, He, Chao, Liu, Xue-feng, Wang, Sheng-yun, Qu, Jin-long, Lin, Zhao-fen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diagnostic Errors
Humans
Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnosis
Lung Diseases, Fungal - drug therapy
Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - drug therapy
Mucormycosis - pathology
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
毛霉菌病
真菌感染
霉菌感染
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Summary:Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon and often fatal opportunistic fungal infection caused by fungi in the class zygomycetes of the order mucorales. As a rare clinical entity characterized by acute onset, rapid progression and high mortality rate, pulmonary mucormycosis often results in fatal consequences within two years after the onset, and can be easily misdiagnosed. Here we report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis for which a definite diagnosis had not been established until 6 years after the initial onset.
ISSN:0366-6999
2542-5641
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2010.17.036