Tumor shape pulmonary mucormycosis associated with sinonasal aspergillosis in a diabetic patient

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare and life-threatening fungal infection of the Mucorales order occurring mainly in immunosuppressed patients. The most common forms are rhinocerebral but pulmonary or disseminated forms may occur. We report the case of a 61-year-old patient in whom pulmonary mucormycosis was diagnosed during his first-ever episode of diabetic ketoacidosis. While receiving liposomal amphotericin B, a sinusal aspergillosis due to Aspergillus fumigatus occurred. Evolution was slowly favorable under antifungal tritherapy by liposomal amphotericin B, posaconazole and caspofungin.

Keywords

• Pulmonary mucormycosis
• Sinusal aspergillosis
• Fungal infection
• Bronchial obstruction
• Diabetic ketoacidosis