Pulmonary Mucormycosis

Abstract

Mucormycosis or zygomycosis is a relatively uncommon but an important oppportunistic infection that occurs almost exclusively in individuals with host defence deficiencies.We report a patient with pulmonary mucormycosis who presented with low grade fever and hyperglycemia.

Keywords

• Mucor, fungus, diabetes mellitus

Pulmonary Mucormycosis

Öz

Mukormikozis veya zigomikozis nispeten nadir fakat konak savunma eksikliği olan kişilerde önemli bir fırsatçı enfeksiyondur. Biz düşük dereceli ateş ve hiperglisemi ile başvuran akciğer mukormikozisli bir olguyu sunduk

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Mukor, mantar, diabetes mellitus

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