Mucormycosis is an uncommon but fatal fungal infection of airborne transmission. Its is usually seen in immunocompromised patients including diabetics, malignancies, transplant patients and renal insufficiency. We review the case of an immunocompromised patient unresponsive to broad-spectrum antibiotics and conventional antifungal therapy with lung mucormycosis.

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