title: Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in an apparently normal host: a case report.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare fungal disease commonly affecting individuals with diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancy, and immune deficiency. Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis is extremely rare. This article reports a case of isolated pulmonary mucormycosis that presented as a solitary cavity infiltrate in a patient with no underlying risk factors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, St Mary's Hospital and Interfaith Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11213, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Butala
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D016469:Fungemia; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D011859:Radiography; D051437:Renal Insufficiency / Q000139:chemically induced; D012772:Shock, Septic
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B