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Pulmonary mucormycosis without underlying systemic disease.

F R Lake1, R McAleer, A E Tribe

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, WA.

The Medical Journal of Australia
|September 19, 1988
PubMed
Summary
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Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection, typically affecting immunocompromised individuals. This case highlights successful treatment of an indolent lung infection caused by Absidia corymbifera in an otherwise healthy patient.

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Area of Science:

  • Mycology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pulmonology

Background:

  • Mucormycosis, also known as zygomycosis, is an opportunistic fungal infection.
  • It predominantly affects immunocompromised individuals and those with diabetes.
  • This infection is notably uncommon in healthy individuals and in Australia.