Pulmonary Mucormycosis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Diagnostic and Treatment Challenge

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(a) Admission anteroposterior chest radiography shows multilobar solitary nodules and consolidation. (b) Anteroposterior chest radiography on hospital day 10 shows diffuse consolidation of bilateral lungs and pneumothorax with subcutaneous emphysema in soft tissues. (c) Chest CT scan (contrast) shows diffuse irregular rim of consolidation and multiple solitary nodules of bilateral lungs. (d) Chest CT scan (lung window) shows diffuse consolidation with multiple air lucencies and solitary nodules of bilateral lungs.

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