대한흉부영상의학회 Korean Society of Thoracic Radiology

Discussion

Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Chief Complaint

Fever

Definitive Diagnosis

Mucormycosis

Past History

DM, HTN

Reviewy

Opportunisitc fungal infection
Mucorales (older term : zygomycosis)
Risk factors
Hematological malignancy
Stem cell and solid organ transplantations
Iron chelation therapy with deferoxamine
Uncontrolled DM
Mortality rate is much higher
Early phase
Nodule or consolidation with/without CT halo
Late phase (recovery of ANC)
Reversed halo sign
Central necrosis
Air-crescent sign

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