Mucormycosis presenting as intestinal perforation: A pathologist perspective.

Autor: Saraf P; All India Institute of Medical Science, Department of Pathology, Jodhpur, India., Naresh Bharti J; All India Institute of Medical Science, Department of Pathology, Mangalagiri, India. Electronic address: jyotsnamamc@gmail.com.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Arab journal of gastroenterology : the official publication of the Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology [Arab J Gastroenterol] 2024 May; Vol. 25 (2), pp. 234-236. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 19.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajg.2023.12.011
Abstrakt: Mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection mostly involving the ocular region, sinuses and brain. It is mostly seen in the immunocompromised host. Gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis is rare and mostly present as hematemesis, abdominal pain and melena. Here, we present a case of intestinal mucormycosis who presented as cecal perforation. Surgical resection was done, and the diagnosis was made by histopathology. Our case is unique in the way that GI mucormycosis is itself a rare entity and even rarer in an immunocompetent host.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interests The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.
(Copyright © 2024 Pan-Arab Association of Gastroenterology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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