Pulmonary zygomycosis

摘要: Abstract Eight documented cases of pulmonary zygomycosis were analyzed retrospectively with regard to radiographic and clinical features. Predisposing factors diabetes mellitus in six cases, lymphoblastic lymphoma one case, surgery correct a tracheoesophageal fistula case. Two the patients had also undergone renal transplantation for diabetic nephropathy immunosuppressed. The more usual findings represent spectrum that comprises normal chest radiograph, lung abscess, subacute or chronic pneumonia often evolves into rapidly progressive fatal pneumonia. Awareness various presentations is important because early diagnosis appropriate therapy clearly have been shown improve survival rate these patients. Zygomycosis should be included differential when mellitus, leukemia lymphoma, immunocompromised present develop perplexing abnormalities.