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Recurrent pulmonary mucormycosis after lobectomy in a non-smoking patient without predisposing risk factors
Lu Zhang1, Xinlun Tian, Peng Wang
1Department of Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
Pulmonary mucormycosis is a very rare clinical condition in patients without underlying risk factors. A limited number of cases have been reported in predominantly elderly patients; history of smoking appears to be a common feature. A case of non-smoking male who developed pulmonary mucormycosis with the longest reported follow-up is presented. In addition, this is also the first reported case with disease recurrence after lobectomy (two years) in an immunocompetent host. Treatment with an additional lobectomy and amphotericin B was successful in this patient.
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