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Abstract
Case Report
A case of isolated pulmonary mucormycosis in an immunocompetent adult cured by surgical resection
Yojiro Arimoria,* Tomomichi Fujihiraa Atsushi Moriwakib
aDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Saiseikai Iizuka Kaho Hospital
bDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Fukuoka National Hospital
＊Present address: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Chihaya Hospital
ABSTRACT
A 67-year-old man was referred to our department with a mass shadow in the lower lobe of the left lung on chest computed tomography (CT). Imaging findings suggested primary lung cancer, and 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/CT showed a high level of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose accumulation at the site, but transbronchial lung biopsy showed no malignant findings. A left lower lobectomy was performed, and PAS/Grocott staining of the biopsy tissue revealed characteristic hyphae, leading to the diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. We report a rare case of pulmonary mucormycosis that developed in an immunocompetent subject and was cured by surgical resection
KEYWORDS
Pulmonary mucormycosis Surgical resection Immunocompetent adult
Received 22 Mar 2023 ／ Accepted 21 Jun 2023
AJRS, 12(5): 279-282, 2023
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