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2033917

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-6-27
pubmed:abstractText
A 38 year old female patient died following massive hemoptysis occurring during maintenance hemodialysis for chronic renal failure. In addition to renal dysfunction, laboratory data showed low levels of serum immunoglobulins; chest X-rays did not reveal any abnormal shadows. For the last 11 months, the patient had not received deferoxamine. At autopsy, major bronchi were plugged with coagulated blood. Irregular thickening of the right main bronchial wall close to the lung hilus was noted. Light microscopic examination disclosed mycotic granulomata in the bronchial wall, where the pulmonary arterial wall was also involved. Immunostaining using specific antibody identified Mucor hyphae. The mucormycosis is a serious complication of chronic renal failure and hemodialysis. In the current case, it is likely that immune dysfunction rather than deferoxamine was the important predisposing factor to the growth of the fungus.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0023-2173
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
18
pubmed:volume
69
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
224-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as massive fatal hemoptysis in a hemodialytic patient with chronic renal failure.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports