Massive thrombosis as a result of triple infestation of the pulmonary arterial circulation by Ascaris, Candida, and Mucor.
A 35-year-old man with a brief history of dyspnea and fever experienced rapid progressive respiratory distress and died shortly after being hospitalized. Postmortem examination revealed thrombotic occlusion of the pulmonary tree; the thrombotic material showed Ascaris lumbricoides, Candida albicans, and Mucor. This rare coincidence is an unexpected complication of ascariasis that has not been described previously.
D000328:Adult; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000150:complications*; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000150:complications