Pulmonary zygomycosis
Last revised by David Luong on 8 Dec 2021
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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Luong D, Pulmonary zygomycosis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Mar 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-93660
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Article created:
30 Sep 2021,
Yuranga Weerakkody ◉
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At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.
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Last revised:
8 Dec 2021,
David Luong ◉
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Synonyms:
- Zygomycosis of the lung
- Pulmonary zygomycosis (PZ)
- Zygomycosis of lung
Pulmonary zygomycosis was previously used term for an umbrella of pulmonary fungal species causing pulmonary fungal infection which is now superseded by terms such as pulmonary mucormycosis according to more recent publications. Previously some publications have used two terms as synonymous.
References
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- 2. Fan K, Whitman G, Chew F. Pulmonary Zygomycosis. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1996;167(4):946. doi:10.2214/ajr.167.4.8819389 - Pubmed
- 3. Rozich J, Oxendine D, Heffner J, Brzezinski W. Pulmonary Zygomycosis. Chest. 1989;95(1):238-40. doi:10.1378/chest.95.1.238 - Pubmed
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