title: [Fatal pulmonary mycosis in a diabetic and cirrhotic patient].
abstract: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare, devastating, opportunistic fungal infection, caused by the ubiquitous filamentous fungi of the Mucorales order of the class of Zygomycetes. This infection occurs principally in some particular conditions, specially in diabetic patients and immunocompromised host, and rarely in cirrhotic patients. The diagnosis of mucormycosis can only be confirmed by pathological and mycological examination of biopsy specimens. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a 68-year-old woman with underlying liver cirrhosis and diabetes mellitus. Endoscopic and radiologic findings supported the diagnosis of hydatid cyst of the lung. The patient underwent surgical resection and was started on amphotericin B, after pathological examination. Unfortunately, she succumbed to the infection within one month of surgery.
authors.forename: Aïda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ayadi-Kaddour
authors.forename: Emna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Braham
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marghli
authors.forename: Olfa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Imen
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Helal
authors.forename: Mona
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mlika
authors.forename: Tarak
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.forename: Faouzi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: El Mezni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000503:physiopathology; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D009090:Mucorales / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy