Pulmonary phycomycosis without obvious predisposing factors. A case report.
A previously healthy infant developed congestive cardiac failure and an acute respiratory tract infection and died 4 days after the onset of illness. Autopsy showed pulmonary phycomycosis. Published reports on cases of pulmonary phycomycosis in which no predisposing factor was known are reviewed.
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis