Nosocomial Pulmonary Mucormycosis with Fatal Massive Hemoptysis

We postulate that the previously healthy woman reported here developed abnormal host defense mechanisms because of acute renal failure, metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and glucocorticosteroid administration. Pneumonia unresponsive to antibiotics terminated in massive fatal hemoptysis that was due...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of the medical sciences 1985-02, Vol.289 (2), p.65-67
Hauptverfasser:	Passamonte, Paul M., Dix, Jay D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Kidney Injury - complications Adult Biological and medical sciences Bronchial Fistula - etiology Cross Infection Death, Sudden - etiology Female Fistula - etiology Hemoptysis Hemoptysis - etiology Human mycoses Humans Hyperglycemia - complications Infectious diseases Lung Diseases, Fungal - complications Lung Diseases, Fungal - microbiology Lung Diseases, Fungal - pathology Medical sciences Mucormycosis Mucormycosis - complications Mucormycosis - microbiology Mucormycosis - pathology Mycoses Mycoses of the respiratory system Pneumonia, Staphylococcal - complications Pulmonary Pulmonary Artery - microbiology Vascular Diseases - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	We postulate that the previously healthy woman reported here developed abnormal host defense mechanisms because of acute renal failure, metabolic acidosis, hyperglycemia, and glucocorticosteroid administration. Pneumonia unresponsive to antibiotics terminated in massive fatal hemoptysis that was due to mucormycosis with rupture of the pulmonary artery into the tracheobronchial tree.
ISSN:	0002-9629 1538-2990
DOI:	10.1097/00000441-198502000-00005