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Title:

Tracheal mucormycosis presented as an intraluminal soft tissue mass.

Document type:
Case Reports; Journal Article
Author(s):
Wolf, O; Gil, Z; Leider-Trejo, L; Khafif, A; Biderman, P; Fliss, DM
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis is a potentially lethal disease caused by an opportunistic fungal infection. It occurs mostly in diabetic or immunosuppressed patients and usually involves the lungs or paranasal sinuses. METHODS: We report a rare case of a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis who presented with progressive cough and dyspnea. CT of the neck and chest showed an intraluminal soft-tissue mass extending from the first tracheal ring to the thoracic inlet, causing severe destruction of the trach...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Head Neck
Year:
2004
Journal volume:
26
Journal issue:
6
Pages contribution:
541-3
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1002/hed.20055
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15162356
Print-ISSN:
1043-3074
TUM Institution:
Fachgebiet Gefäßchirurgie (Prof. Eckstein)
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