A case of phycomycosis of the bronchus in a 29-year-old diabetic man is reported. The interval between infection and death was not less than 35 days. Infection of the bronchus appears to have been direct. The diagnosis of phycomycosis could have been made before death.

Introduction High prevalence of obstructive lung disease has been reported in patients undergoing surgical correction of thoracic scoliosis. Airway narrowing due to spine morphology is analysed as a contributing factor. Methods Preoperative surgical planning CTs of 34 patients with right-sided thoracic scoliosis (age: 17.6±9.0) were retrospectively analysed and compared with 15 non-scoliotic ...