Invasive Mediastinal Mucormycosis with Pulmonary and Cardiac Involvement in an Adult with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature
  • Ashraf Nadeem
    Respiratory and Critical Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ali Wahla
    Respiratory and Critical Care Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ashraf Altarifi
    Department of Critical Care Medicine at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Keywords

Mucormycosis, chronic granulomatous disease, fungi

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare fungal infection that often causes rhinocerebral disease. However, there have been rare cases of mediastinal involvement. These patients remain a therapeutic challenge and mortality in this group is very high. We report a case of mediastinal mucormycosis with invasion of the heart and right lung in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) and also review the available literature on mediastinal mucormycosis.

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    Published: 2021-05-05
    Issue: 2021: Vol 8 No 5 (view)

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    Nadeem A, Wahla A, Altarifi A. Invasive Mediastinal Mucormycosis with Pulmonary and Cardiac Involvement in an Adult with Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Case Report and Review of the Literature. EJCRIM 2021;8 doi:10.12890/2021_002435.