title: Pulmonary mucormycosis: an emerging infection.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare, but emerging, life-threatening, rapidly progressive, angioinvasive fungal infection that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic patient who was on chronic steroid therapy for ulcerative colitis. Early recognition of this diagnosis, along with aggressive management, is critical to effective therapy and patient survival. The delay in diagnosis of this rapidly progressive infection can result in mortality.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA.
authors.forename: Mohammed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Muqeetadnan
authors.forename: Ambreen
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amer
authors.forename: Salman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nusrat
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Syed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hashmi