초록
저자들은 잘 조절되지 않는 당뇨병을 가진 75세 환자에서 혈관을 침범한 폐 모균증으로 인해 항진균제와 수술적 치료를 시행하였으나 진행되는 다발성 괴사로 인한 객혈로 사망한 폐 모균증 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.
Pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon, serious opportunistic infection caused by fungi belonging to the order Mucorales and it occurs exclusively in debilitated or immuno-compromised hosts. It is known that the fungi can invade the blood vessels and cause serious ischemic necrosis and bleeding5. We experienced a fatal case of pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic 75-year-old man who developed a progressive necrotizing lesion despite administering proper and prompt medical and surgical treatment. We report here on this case along with a review of the relevant medical literature.