Breaking the mold: A case of pulmonary mucormycosis treated with isavuconazole. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic invasive fungal infection that disproportionately affects immunocompromised hosts and carries high morbidity and mortality. It is traditionally treated with combined pharmacologic and surgical modalities. Here we present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient whose disease burden precluded surgical management, and in whom acute kidney injury necessitated therapy with an alternative to the recommended pharmacologic antifungal therapy.

publication date

  • December 1, 2018

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC6290088

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85058000267

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.11.004

PubMed ID

  • 30560048

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 23