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Case Reports
. 2019 Sep 30;7(9):e00488.
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.488. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Mucormycosis: an unusual masquerader of an endobronchial tumour

Venugopal Jaganathan  1 , Vijaya Prakash Madesh  2 , Santhakumar Subramanian  1 , Rajeshwari K Muthusamy  3 , Sangita S Mehta  3
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Mucormycosis: an unusual masquerader of an endobronchial tumour

Venugopal Jaganathan et al. Respirol Case Rep. .

Abstract

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 the literature. Here, we present a case of an endobronchial mass masquerading as a tumour that was later diagnosed as invasive mucormycosis by histopathological examination.

Keywords: Endobronchial mucormycosis; endobronchial tumour; poorly controlled diabetes.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
(a) Chest X‐ray showing left lung collapse. (b) Fibre optic bronchoscopy showing an endobronchial mass in the left main bronchus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Broad aseptate hyphae within necrotic tissue fragment (yellow arrow). Haematoxylin and eosin: 40×. (b) Gomori methamine silver stain highlighting the aseptate hyphae (yellow arrow) within the vessel wall (magnification: 40×).
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