title: Immuno compromised patients: what a challenge!
abstract: Mucormycosis is an uncommon but fatal fungal infection of airborne transmission. Its is usually seen in immunocompromised patients including diabetics, malignancies, transplant patients and renal insufficiency. We review the case of an immunocompromised patient unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotics and conventional antifungal therapy with lung mucormycosis.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Department, San Juan City Hospital, PMB # 79 PO Box 7034, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-8344. maicy05@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Madeleine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gutiérrez-Acevedo
authors.forename: Carmen R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Balleste-Frank
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fernández-González
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fernández-González
authors.forename: Pablo J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Colón-Nieves
authors.forename: Edinson
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Camargo-Arias
authors.forename: Efraín
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Defendini-Mauras
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy