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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| author | Vyshnavi Rajeev Ajay Narasimhan Jebin Roger R Narasimhan |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-777f39e93b7b4f32b2dba36d7027cda02023-08-23T09:09:22ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu2772-63552772-63632023-01-0162768010.4103/japt.japt_14_23Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patientsVyshnavi RajeevAjay NarasimhanJebin RogerR NarasimhanMucormycosis 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.http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2023;volume=6;issue=2;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=Rajeevgenexpert mtbmucormycosisvideo-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy |
| spellingShingle | Vyshnavi Rajeev Ajay Narasimhan Jebin Roger R Narasimhan Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients Journal of Association of Pulmonologist of Tamil Nadu genexpert mtb mucormycosis video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy |
| title | Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| title_full | Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| title_fullStr | Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| title_short | Isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| title_sort | isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in diabetic patients |
| topic | genexpert mtb mucormycosis video-assisted thoracic surgery left upper lobectomy |
| url | http://www.japt.in/article.asp?issn=2772-6355;year=2023;volume=6;issue=2;spage=76;epage=80;aulast=Rajeev |
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