Pulmonary Mucormycosis With Staphylococcus Aureus Presenting As Bilateral Pneumonia In A Patient With Diabetes Mellitus:Dual Infection And Diagnostic Dilemma!
Pulmonary Mucormycosis With Staphylococcus Aureus Presenting As Bilateral Pneumonia In A Patient With Diabetes Mellitus:Dual Infection And Diagnostic Dilemma!
Keywords:
Pulmonary mucormycosis, non resolving pneumonia, co-infectionAbstract
Middle aged diabetic female presents with acute lung infection. Response to antibiotics is suboptimal. Imaging by CT scan reveals bilateral lung consolidation and bronchoscopy appearance is consistent with extensive tracheobronchitis. Tuberculosis is highly suspected. However culture of bronchioloalveolar lavage grows Staphylococcus aureus leading to further extension of antibiotics. Ultimately, histpathology of endobronchial biopsy unfolds the final diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis.
