Pulmonary mucormycosis (Phycomycetes) successfully treated by resection.
Pulmonary mucormycosis (Phycomycetes) is an uncommon fungus infection complicating diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma, and other debilitating diseases. A review of the literature revealed that of 21 diabetic patients in whom Phycomycetes occurred without underlying malignancy, only 7 survived. These 7 underwent operation. This report concerns another patient with pulmonary mucormycosis who was successfully treated by pulmonary resection.
D048909:Diabetes Complications; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*