Early pneumonectomy for pulmonary mucormycosis.
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by a rare pathogen most commonly affecting immunocompromised hosts. Successful treatment of pulmonary mucormycosis requires rapid diagnosis, reversal of predisposing factors, aggressive surgical excision, and antifungal therapy. We present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis affecting a young neutropenic male requiring a pneumonectomy.
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Michael S
MS
Vercillo
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois.
Michael J
MJ
Liptay
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: michael_vercillo@rush.edu.
Christopher W
CW
Seder
D000328:Adult; D061345:Early Medical Intervention; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy