Successful Treatment of Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in an Adult with Acute LeukemiA: Case Report and Literature Review | Zendy

Ali Alghamdi | Zendy; Andrzej Lutynski | Zendy; Mark D. Minden | Zendy; Coleman Rotstein | Zendy

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Successful Treatment of Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in an Adult with Acute LeukemiA: Case Report and Literature Review

Author(s) -

Ali Alghamdi,

Andrzej Lutynski,

Mark D. Minden,

Coleman Rotstein

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

current oncology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.053

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1718-7729

pISSN - 1198-0052

DOI - 10.3747/co.24.3522

Subject(s) - mucormycosis , medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , antifungal , debridement (dental) , surgical debridement , intensive care medicine , acute leukemia , leukemia , surgery , dermatology

Mucormycosis has emerged as an important cause of invasive fungal infection in patients with hematologic malignancies. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an unusual presentation of this invasive fungal infection, and it causes considerable morbidity and mortality. Such outcomes are due in part to a nonspecific presentation that results in delays in diagnosis and treatment. Successful treatment of gastrointestinal mucormycosis involves surgical debridement and appropriate antifungal therapy.

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