A Case of Ileal Mucormycosis in a Patient with Gastrointestinal Behcet's Disease.
- Author:
Song Yi HAN
1
;
Duk Hwan KIM
;
Jae Jun PARK
;
Chang Mo MOON
;
Eun Soo KIM
;
Jae Hee CHEON
;
Tae Il KIM
;
Seung Hyuk BAIK
;
Hogeun KIM
;
Won Ho KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Institute of Gastroenterology,Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kimwonho@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mucormycosis;
Behcet Syndrome;
Intestine, Small
- MeSH:
Behcet Syndrome;
Communicable Diseases;
Glycogen Storage Disease Type VI;
Humans;
Intestine, Small;
Mucormycosis
- From:Intestinal Research
2008;6(2):140-144
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Zygomycosis (mucormycosis) is a rare fungal infectious disease, usually found in association with an immunocompromised state. Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is extremely rare and fatal, thus it is important to detect and manage this disease at an early stage in an effort to improve survival. To date, no cases of mucormycosis superimposed on gastrointestinal Behcet's disease have been reported. Herein we report a case in which gastrointestinal mucormycosis occurred in a 17-year-old-female with Behcet's disease. The patient recovered from her disease after undergoing an ileocecectomy.
