A case report of disseminated mucormycosis
SONG Min
JIANG Lu-ning
SU Na
JIANG Sheng-hua
LIU Yan
Abstract：A 44-year-old female patient was hospitalized with cough,expectoration,headache and fever over ten days;chest computed tomography (CT)examination showed multiple double-pulmonary circular nodules and cavities with different sizes and clear boundary.The maximum cavity diameter was about 1.8 cm,and the density of soft tissue was found in the part of the cavity.Head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) combined with contrast-enha showed the bilateral frontal lobe,left temporal lobe,left parietal occipital lobe lesion and cerebral ventricle lesions were annular and patchy.CT-guided fine-needle percutaneous biopsy was performed.The biopsy showed many necrotic granulation tissue fungal hyphae was found.The case was diagnosed as DM.Intracranial lesions were improved after treatment with empirical anti mucormycosis treatment.
Keywords：mucormycosisdisseminatedlungbrain
Publication Date：2017-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 108-110,113 )