Invasive gastric mucormycosis: A case report of a deadly complication in an immunocompromised patient after penetrating trauma
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Mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection that ypically involves the rhino-cerebral area. It is the third most comon invasive fungal infection, after aspergillosis and candidiasis, nd can affect any organ system, with the most common preentations involving the nasal sinuses, orbit, brain or the lung. nvasive gastrointestinal Mucormycosis is a rare form of the disase that affects the stomach, colon and ileum, in descending rder of incidence [1]. Previous case reports describe Mucormycois primarily in premature neonates; neutropenic adults; and those ith immunocompromising conditions such as diabetes, AIDS, SLE, orticosteroid use, transplantation, and increased levels of serum ron [1–7]. Treatment involves a combination of early antifungal herapy and surgical debridement [3,4,8,9]. We report the first ase of primary gastric Mucormycosis in an immunocompromised
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