title: Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as an endobronchial lesion.
abstract: A 56-year-old diabetic man presented with left upper lobe collapse and postobstructive pneumonitis. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy revealed an endobronchial mass obstructing the left mainstem bronchus. The lesion resembled a bronchial adenoma; however, cytologic and histologic examination revealed invasive mucormycosis. The patient was treated with intravenous amphotericin B followed by endoscopic laser surgery that relieved the obstruction.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Calif.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Husari
authors.forename: W A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kirsch
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Campagna
authors.forename: F T
authors.initials: FT
authors.lastname: Kagawa
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Hamed
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Azzi
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Stevens
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*