Author/Authors :
SHAYANFAR, Nasrin Dept. of Pathology - Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , BEHRANGI, Elham Dept. of Pathology - Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , KIANMEHR, Nahid Dept. of Pathology - Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , FIROUZI, Faezeh Dept. of Pathology - Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , AZIZIAN, Zahra Dept. of Pathology - Rasoul-e-Akram Hospital - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Wegener's granulomatosis is a rare vasculitis affecting the upper and lower respiratory tracts and kidneys. The cor-nerstone of treatment in these patients is immunosuppressive therapy, which may predispose the patient to super-infections such as fungal diseases per se. However, the fungal infection mimics the clinical manifestations of We-gener's diseases would lead to neglected course of the infection and subsequent morbidity and mortality especially if unusual organs are involved. Here we report a 21-yr-old female patient referred to a hospital, Tehran, Iran in 2013 with a neglected skin mucormycosis and the course of the disease and outcome with Wegener's granulomatosis.
Keywords :
Mucoromycosis , Wegner’s granulomatosis , Case report , Iran
