title: Recurrent pulmonary mucormycosis after lobectomy in a non-smoking patient without predisposing risk factors.
abstract: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a very rare clinical condition in patients without underlying risk factors. A limited number of cases have been reported in predominantly elderly patients; history of smoking appears to be a common feature. A case of non-smoking male who developed pulmonary mucormycosis with the longest reported follow-up is presented. In addition, this is also the first reported case with disease recurrence after lobectomy (two years) in an immunocompetent host. Treatment with an additional lobectomy and amphotericin B was successful in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xinlun
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ruie
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012008:Recurrence; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors