%0 Case Reports
%T Primary renal mucormycosis in a type 2 diabetic patient: A case report from Syria.
%A Jawad A
%A Hannouneh ZA
%A Salame H
%A Taher H
%A Alkharat B
%J Heliyon
%V 10
%N 12
%D 2024 Jun 30
%M 38994110
%F 3.776
%R 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e32906
%X Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that primarily affects immunocompromised individuals and rarely presents as renal mucormycosis (RM). Diagnosis can be challenging for many physicians. We report a rare case of primary, unilateral RM which triggered diabetic ketoacidosis in a type 2 diabetic patient. The case was later complicated by a bronchopleural fistula and a meropenem-resistant Klebsiella infection. The patient was ultimately treated with surgical intervention, liposomal amphotericin B, and polymyxine E. Early diagnosis and timely treatment of this life-threatening disease and its complications are significant in reducing mortality.