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Endobronchial mucormycosis diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscopy.

Hebatallah Hany Assal, Sabah Ahmed Hussein, Ahmed Mostafa, Dalia Abd El-Kareem, Mostafa Alfishawy, Maged Salah, Habiballah Galal Mohammed

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Article in IDCases, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Hebatallah Hany AssalDepartment of Chest Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini, Old Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4240310, Egypt.
Sabah Ahmed HusseinDepartment of Chest Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini, Old Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4240310, Egypt.
Ahmed MostafaCardiothoracic Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Ramsis Street Square, El Weili, Cairo, Egypt.
Dalia Abd El-KareemDepartment of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini, Old Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4240310, Egypt.
Mostafa AlfishawyInfectious Diseases Consultants and Academic Researchers of Egypt (IDCARE), Cairo, Egypt.
Maged SalahDepartment of Anaethesia, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Al Kasr Al Aini, Old Cairo, Cairo, Cairo Governorate 4240310, Egypt.
Habiballah Galal MohammedRadiodiagnosis Department, Misr International Hospital, 12 Ismail Abou El-Fotouh, Ad Doqi A, Dokki, Cairo, Giza Governorate 3753421, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGAin Shams University · EGMisr International University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Endobronchial mucormycosis is very rare with only few cases reported in the literature. Here, we report a rare presentation of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic patient who presented with left lung collapse. Bronchoscopy revealed an endobronchial growth, mimicking a tumor, causing complete occlusion of the left main bronchus. Histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of invasive mucormycosis. Case presentation: Male patient 35 years old with accidental discovered Diabetes Mellitus, complained of hoarseness of voice and dry irritating cough that didn't respond to antitussives and nonspecific treatment. CT chest was done and revealed left total lung collapse. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy was done and revealed total occlusion of the left main bronchus with whitish fungating glistening tissue from which biopsies were obtained. Histopathological examination was consistent with mucormycosis. A trial of medical treatment failed after which the patient was referred for surgical resection. Conclusion: Successful treatment of mucormycosis requires early diagnosis; prompt administration of antifungal therapy, and surgical intervention when applicable. Aggressive surgical intervention to remove necrotic tissue is generally accepted as the therapeutic mainstay for endobronchial obstructing mucormycosis.

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