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. 2008 Jul;25(3):129-31.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.59595.

Pulmonary mucormycosis mimicking as pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report

Rajiv Garg  1 , Rungmei Sk Marak, Sanjay Kumar Verma, Jagdeep Singh, Sanjay, Rajendra Prasad
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Pulmonary mucormycosis mimicking as pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report

Rajiv Garg et al. Lung India. 2008 Jul.

Abstract

Pulmonary Mucormycosis is an uncommon disease caused by fungi of class Zygomycetes. It occurs predminantly in an immunodeficient host most common risk factor being diabetes mellitus. The lesions are localized in the lungs or the mediastinum. We are reporting a case of 70 years old male, having cough, haemoptysis, fever and chest pain. He was on antituberculosis treatment (RHEZ) for last 10 days and was later found to have Pulmonary Mucormycosis on further evaluation.

Keywords: Mucormycosis; Pulmonary; Tuberculosis.

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Fig 1
Computed tomography revealed large thick walled cavity on left side in left upper lobe abutting chest wall and encroaching towards arch of aorta.
Fig 2
Fig 2
GMS (Gomori's Methanamine Silver staining) from Fine Needle Aspiration sample showing broad randomly branched and aseptate hyphae of Mucormycosis.
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