Primary renal mucormycosis in a type 2 diabetic patient: A case report from Syria
Ali Jawad,
Zein Alabdin Hannouneh,
Hadi Salame,
Hussein Taher,
Banan Alkharat
Affiliations
Ali Jawad
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus university, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Zein Alabdin Hannouneh
Faculty of Medicine, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartus, Syrian Arab Republic; Corresponding author. Faculty of Medicine, Al Andalus University for Medical Sciences, Tartus, Syrian Arab Republic.
Hadi Salame
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus university, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Hussein Taher
Faculty of Medicine, Al-Sham Private University, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Banan Alkharat
Department of Infectious Diseases, Damascus University Hospital, Damascus, Syrian Arab Republic
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and rarely presents as renal mucormycosis (RM). Diagnosis can be challenging for many physicians. We report a rare case of primary, unilateral RM which triggered diabetic ketoacidosis in a type 2 diabetic patient. The case was later complicated by a bronchopleural fistula and a meropenem-resistant Klebsiella infection. The patient was ultimately treated with surgical intervention, liposomal amphotericin B, and polymyxine E. Early diagnosis and timely treatment of this life-threatening disease and its complications are significant in reducing mortality.
