TY - JOUR A1 - Mahishale, Vinay A1 - Patil, Bhagyashri A1 - Mahishale, Arati A1 - Malur, Prakash A1 - Avuthu, Sindhuri A1 - Eti, Ajith A1 - Lolly, Mithchelle T1 - Endobronchial pulmonary mucormycosis diagnosed by fiberoptic bronchoscope: A rare case report Y1 - 2016/1/1 JF - Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University JO - Med J DY Patil Univ SP - 132 EP - 135 VL - 9 IS - 1 UR - https://journals.lww.com/mjdy/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2016;volume=9;issue=1;spage=132;epage=135;aulast=Mahishale DO - 10.4103/0975-2870.167991 N2 - Pulmonary mucormycosis is relatively uncommon, but a life-threatening infection affecting mostly individuals with diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancies, chronic renal failure, posttransplantation and other immunocompromised states. Mucormycosis of the lung has a wide range of clinical and radiological manifestations. Very few cases of pulmonary mucormycosis presenting as a fungal ball, cavity resembling tuberculosis, nonresolving, and recurrent pneumonia in patients with diabetes mellitus or other immunosuppressive conditions, were reported from India. We report a case of pulmonary mucormycosis in an adult male patient with uncontrolled diabetes. ER -