A case of endobronchial mucormycosis complicating lung abscess associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.

Jeon, Young Joo; Baek, Hyo Jong; Lee, Ju Hyung; Lee, Byung Ki; Kim, Won Ho; Lee, Choong Ki; Sohn, Kyung Rak; Moon, Sae Kwang

doi:1991.38.3.317

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 38(3); 1991 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1991;38(3):317-323.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1991.38.3.317 Published online September 1, 1991.

A case of endobronchial mucormycosis complicating lung abscess associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.

Young Joo Jeon¹, Hyo Jong Baek¹, Ju Hyung Lee¹, Byung Ki Lee¹, Won Ho Kim¹, Choong Ki Lee¹, Kyung Rak Sohn², Sae Kwang Moon²

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea
²Department of Pathology, Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic fungal infection associated with diabetes Mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma & other debilitating diseases. Their clinical presentations depend on the associated underlying disorders. Generally patients with leukemia and lymphoma often have rapidly progressive clinical course, and may cause diffuse parenchymal disease refractory to medical and surgical therapies. However, some diabetics with pulmonary mucormycosis have a striking tendency to develop a localized endobronchial disease in major airway whicl1 is amenable to therapy with surgen and Amphotericin B. We have experienced a case of endobronchial mucormycosis complicating lung abscess associated with diabetic ketoacidosis, which was cured without specific antifungal therapy or surgery. A brief review of the literature was given.