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  • Title: A Rare Case of Fatal Endobronchial Mucormycosis Masquerading as Endobronchial Tuberculosis.
    Author: Kim M, Lim JH, Park M, Cha HK, Kim L, Nam HS.
    Journal: Medicina (Kaunas); 2020 Feb 06; 56(2):. PubMed ID: 32041089.
    Abstract:
    Pulmonary mucormycosis is a relatively rare but often fatal opportunistic fungal infection that occurs mostly in immunocompromised patients. Endobronchial mucormycosis, a distinct clinical form of pulmonary mucormycosis, is very rare, and only a few cases have been reported. The most common bronchoscopic findings in patients with endobronchial mucormycosis are stenosis, erythematous mucosa and airway obstruction. Here, we present a case of fatal endobronchial mucormycosis mimicking actively caseating endobronchial tuberculosis in a young diabetic patient living in a country with an intermediate tuberculosis burden.
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