Open AccessMucormycosis of the thyroid gland: A cataclysmic event in renal allograft recipient
Author(s) -
Narayan Prasad,
R Manjunath,
Dharmender Bhadauria,
Rungmei S. K. Marak,
RK Sharma,
Vikas Agarwal,
Manoj Jain,
Amit Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of nephrology/indian journal of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1998-3662
pISSN - 0971-4065
DOI - 10.4103/ijn.ijn_192_17
Subject(s) - medicine , mucormycosis , thyroid , paralysis , complication , pathology , surgery
Invasive fungal infection is a complication seen in immunocompromised patients. A disseminated fungal infection has a high rate of mortality. Although disseminated infection is known to be seen in most organs, thyroid involvement is rarely reported. Hence, we report a fatal case of thyroid mucormycosis which resulted into laryngeal nerve paralysis and death of a renal allograft recipient.