Mucormycosis: an unusual masquerader of an endobronchial tumour
Pulmonary mucormycosis is a life‐threatening invasive fungal infection usually seen in the background of immunosuppression, haematological malignancies, or uncontrolled diabetes. Immunocompetent hosts can also be affected. Isolated endobronchial mucormycosis is rare with only a few cases reported in...
Main Authors: | Venugopal Jaganathan, Vijaya Prakash Madesh, Santhakumar Subramanian, Rajeshwari K. Muthusamy, Sangita S. Mehta |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2019-12-01
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Series: | Respirology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.488 |
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