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CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Pulmonary Medicine
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1510292
Bronchial stenosis requires vigilance against tracheal mucormycosis: a case report
Provisionally accepted- 1 China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
- 2 Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
This report highlights the importance of differentiating the etiology of dys pnea and tracheal stenosis. While acknowledging that tracheal stenosis can sign ificantly cause respiratory distress, we emphasize the need to consider tracheal mucormycosis in the differential diagnosis, particularly in patients with risk fact ors such as uncontrolled diabetes and trauma. Early recognition and timely anti fungal therapy remain crucial in managing this potentially fatal infection. Priori tizing early identification and treatment of mucormycosis before progression to the lungs can significantly improve patient outcomes and impact clinical practic e.
Keywords: Mucormycosis, Bronchial stenosis, diabetes, Posaconazole, pulmonary
Received: 12 Oct 2024; Accepted: 27 Feb 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Ye, Wang, Zhao and Chen. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Hongmei Zhao, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
Wang Chen, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China
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