title: Pulmonary mucormycosis mimicking as pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report.
abstract: Pulmonary Mucormycosis is an uncommon disease caused by fungi of class Zygomycetes. It occurs predminantly in an immunodeficient host most common risk factor being diabetes mellitus. The lesions are localized in the lungs or the mediastinum. We are reporting a case of 70 years old male, having cough, haemoptysis, fever and chest pain. He was on antituberculosis treatment (RHEZ) for last 10 days and was later found to have Pulmonary Mucormycosis on further evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garg
authors.forename: Rungmei Sk
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Marak
authors.forename: Sanjay Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Jagdeep
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.lastname: Sanjay
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Prasad