Pulmonary mucormycosis

被引:18
作者
Murphy, RA
Miller, WT
机构
[1] Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA 19104
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D O I
10.1016/S0037-198X(96)80043-5
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic, angioinvasive fungal infection characteristically affecting individuals with diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, and hematologic malignancies. In most cases it is a rapidly progressive infection with an 80% overall mortality. Radiographic manifestations are usually nonspecific focal consolidation or masses. The air crescent sign is a rare manifestation of angioinvasive fungi and indicates either aspergillosis or mucormycosis.
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