Pediatric pulmonary mucormycosis in a diabetic patient treated with extended pleurectomy and Clagett procedure

• Egile Nagusiak: Rebecca C. Gologorsky (Egilea), Sora Ely (Egilea), Kara A. Rothenberg (Egilea), Carol Glaser (Egilea), Jeffrey B. Velotta (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Mucor is a ubiquitous fungus that is non-pathogenic in healthy people. In immunocompromised hosts, nonfunctional or absent neutrophils and macrophages result in fungal invasion and infection [1]. Invasive mucor (mucormycosis) most commonly involves the sinuses, brain, or lungs. Pulmonary mucormycosi...