Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients
Mucormycosis refers to the infection caused by a growing number of members of the Mucorales. Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in severely immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of stem cell or organ transplantation and in poorly cont...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2023-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu |
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Online Access: | http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2023;volume=6;issue=2;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=Rajeev |
Summary: | Mucormycosis refers to the infection caused by a growing number of members of the Mucorales. Mucormycosis has emerged as an important opportunistic infection in severely immunocompromised patients with hematological malignancies and recipients of stem cell or organ transplantation and in poorly controlled diabetics. The diagnosis of mucormycosis relies upon histopathology and culture. Blood tests are of limited diagnostic value. Here, we present two cases of mucormycosis in diabetic patients diagnosed with tissue biopsy. |
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ISSN: | 2772-6355 2772-6363 |