Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Jessica Heimes

Publications

• Case Report
  Bronchial Necrosis from Mucormycosis: A Case Report and Review
  Author(s): Jessica Heimes, Salman Zaheer and Jason WallenJessica Heimes, Salman Zaheer and Jason Wallen
  
  Disseminated pulmonary mucormycosis is an uncommon and aggressive life threatening condition associated with a high mortality rate. Pulmonary mucormycosis can spread to contralateral lung before it is even detected, increasing mortality rate with little chance of cure. Our report describes an aggressive case of disseminated mucormycosis, involving bronchial necrosis leading to a bilobectomy with tissue flap coverage. Although our report describes a fatal outcome, this case evaluates the role for surgery in the treatment of difficult infections... Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000385

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