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KMID : 0980720150340020127
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Keimyung Medical Journal
2015 Volume.34 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.132
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis Treated Successfully with Posaconazole as Salvage Therapy
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:Choi Ji-Won
:Choi Yeun-Seoung/:Lee Myoung-Kyu/:Kim Sang-Ha/:Yong Suk-Joong/:Shin Kye-Chul/:Lee Seok-Jeong/:Jung Ye-Ryung/:Lee Won-Yeon
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Abstract
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Mucormycosis (formerly known as zygomycosis) is a lifethreatening opportunistic mycosis that infects a broad range of hosts with qualitative or quantitative defects in innate immunity. The overall mortality rate of pulmonary mucormycosis is above 70%. The prognosis and outcome of pulmonary mucormycosis have not improved significantly over the last decade, mainly because of difficulty in early diagnosis and the limited activity of current antifungal agents against members of the order Mucorales. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis treated successfully with posaconazole as salvage therapy. We suggest that posaconazole may be considered as an alternative therapeutic approach in patients with invasive pulmonary mucormycosis who are unable to tolerate surgical treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Mucormycosis, Posaconazole, Salvage therapy
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