Disseminated pulmonary mucormycosis with concomitant tuberculosis infection in a diabetic patient

Int J Mycobacteriol. 2020 Jan-Mar;9(1):95-97. doi: 10.4103/ijmy.ijmy_186_19.

Abstract

Patients with diabetes are often susceptible to various opportunistic infections such as tuberculosis and mucormycosis. However, the occurrence of both these infections simultaneously is rare. We present one such case of pulmonary tuberculosis with disseminated pulmonary mucormycosis in a patient with diabetes, which was successfully managed.

Keywords: Amphotericin B; diabetic ketoacidosis; posaconazole.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Biopsy
  • Diabetes Complications / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Lung / microbiology
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Diseases / diagnosis
  • Lung Diseases / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases / microbiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucormycosis / blood
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Opportunistic Infections / complications
  • Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis*
  • Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antifungal Agents