Pulmonary Mucormycosis Over 130 Years: A Case Report and Literature Review
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis Over 130 Years: A Case Report and Literature Review

Thorac Res Pract 2017;18(1):1-5 DOI: 10.5152/TurkThoracJ.2017.16033
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Abstract

Mucor is a ubiquitous fungus that belongs to the family of Zygomycetes, though a noninvasive saprophyte in the normal host, it can cause life threatening infections in immunocompromised patients, including angioinvasive pulmonary mucormycosis; a disease notorious for its high mortality. This article tracks the ever-changing management of pulmonary mucormycosis over the last 130 years, and how this affected mortality. 

Keywords: Pulmonary mucormycosis, posaconazole, fungal infection