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Hematogenous dissemination of pulmonary mucormycosis manifested as multiple subcutaneous nodules: a case report and review of the literature.

Apiradee TaweesukPiriyaporn ChongtrakoolPanitta SitthinamsuwanPakpoom Phoompoung
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2022)
This case demonstrates that the subcutaneous nodules caused by hematogenously disseminated mucormycosis are unusual in a patient with a solid tumor. Clinicians should be aware of this atypical presentation of mucormycosis in patients with solid tumors.
Keyphrases
  • case report
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • palliative care