Open AccessGastrointestinal Mucormycosis Resulting in a Catastrophic Outcome in an Immunocompetent Patient
Author(s) -
Suresh J. Antony,
Monisha S. Parikh,
Ruben Ramirez,
Bruce Applebaum,
Glen C. Friedman,
Jennifer Do
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
infectious disease reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.487
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2036-7449
DOI - 10.4081/idr.2015.6031
Subject(s) - medicine , mucormycosis , gastrointestinal tract , abdomen , surgery , acute abdomen
We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted to the hospital with a respiratory infection and subsequently developed an acute surgical abdomen secondary to a perforated viscous. She was found to have mucormycosis of the intestinal tract and eventually succumbed to the sequelae of the infection
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