Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient
Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Other risk factors are diabetes mellitus, solid organ transplant, and long use of glucocorticoids. Early diagnosis and treatment should be made due to the fierce behavior of this infection and the high chances of di...
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2024-12-01
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| author | Mona Jha Shailly Deshawar Nikhil Kirar Manas Kamal Sen |
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| description | Mucormycosis is a fungal infection that mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Other risk factors are diabetes mellitus, solid organ transplant, and long use of glucocorticoids. Early diagnosis and treatment should be made due to the fierce behavior of this infection and the high chances of dissemination. Here, we present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic and hypertensive patient who had a renal transplant and presented with cough, hemoptysis, and shortness of breath. After all investigation, he was diagnosed with pulmonary mucormycosis and treated with antifungal drugs. The patient died due to the aggressive nature of infection and renal failure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-03eb162a01d844559faed9a36b143b502025-01-04T10:31:49ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752024-12-0112419719910.4103/jacp.jacp_29_24Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patientMona JhaShailly DeshawarNikhil KirarManas Kamal SenMucormycosis is a fungal infection that mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients. Other risk factors are diabetes mellitus, solid organ transplant, and long use of glucocorticoids. Early diagnosis and treatment should be made due to the fierce behavior of this infection and the high chances of dissemination. Here, we present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic and hypertensive patient who had a renal transplant and presented with cough, hemoptysis, and shortness of breath. After all investigation, he was diagnosed with pulmonary mucormycosis and treated with antifungal drugs. The patient died due to the aggressive nature of infection and renal failure.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jacp.jacp_29_24mucorrenal transplantimmunocompromisedhemoptysisamphotericin b |
| spellingShingle | Mona Jha Shailly Deshawar Nikhil Kirar Manas Kamal Sen Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians mucor renal transplant immunocompromised hemoptysis amphotericin b |
| title | Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| title_full | Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| title_fullStr | Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| title_short | Pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| title_sort | pulmonary mucormycosis in kidney transplant patient |
| topic | mucor renal transplant immunocompromised hemoptysis amphotericin b |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jacp.jacp_29_24 |
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