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Mafalda Duarte1, Vasco Tiago1, Abelcineyd Camble1
1Internal Medicine, Hospital Professor Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, PRT.
Abstract:
Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infection that occurs mainly in immunocompromised patients. It is characterized by several syndromes with rhino-orbito-cerebral and pulmonary involvement. We report the case of a 49-year-old patient admitted for diabetic ketoacidosis and Influenza B pneumonia nonresponsive to treatment, which was later diagnosed with pulmonary mucormycosis. After correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment with isavuconazole, the patient had a favorable evolution, which reinforces the importance of an accurate diagnosis.
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