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We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis successfully treated by medical methods only. The patient was a 51-year-old man with diabetes mellitus who presented with general fatigue and appetite loss. His chest radiograph and CT scan showed multiple thin-walled cavities in the left upper lobe.
Deferoxamine (DFO) has been widely used in the treatment of aluminum toxicity in patients on chronic dialysis. Mucormycosis is an opportunistic infection caused by fungi of the Mucorales order and some reports suggested a role for DFO in the precipitation of this infection. A 50-year-old man had
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Posaconazole is an azole used in treatment and prophylaxis of a broad spectrum of fungal infections. Antifungals such as ketoconazole have been shown to cause primary adrenal insufficiency (AI) as a result of direct inhibition on the steroidogenesis pathway. There is only one reported
Objective: Posaconazole (PSO) is commonly used in the treatment of invasive fungal infections. PSO-induced primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is rare, and we present what we think to be the third case report of its incidence. We want to