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Chest, Vol 81, 653-654, Copyright © 1982 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Mucormycosis of the trachea: an unusual cause of acute upper airway obstruction

JR Schwartz, MG Nagle, RC Elkins and JA Mohr

Mucormycosis (phycomycosis) has been reported to involve most organ systems in man. We report a young insulin-dependent diabetic who presented with acute upper airway obstruction because of isolated mucormycosis of the trachea. A combination of amphotericin B and surgical resection of the lower two thirds of the larynx and five tracheal rings with primary reanastomosis has resulted in a cure with no evidence of recurrence after nine months of follow-up. To our knowledge, this represents the first report of isolated tracheal mucormycosis and/or acute upper airway obstruction due to mucormycosis.


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