A Case Intestinal Mucormycosis Healing of Ulcer after Only Amphotericin B Treatment.
- Author:
Hye Sook HAHN
1
;
Hyuk Sang JUNG
;
Suk Ho SONG
;
Do Yoon LIM
;
Sun Young KYUNG
;
Jun Kyu HWANG
;
Moon Gi CHUNG
;
Yang Suh KOO
;
Yu Kyung KIM
;
Ju Hyun KIM
;
Dong Kyoon PARK
;
Hyun Yee CHO
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University College of Medicine, Ghil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea. pdk66@ghil.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Intestinal mucormycosis;
Amphotericin B
- MeSH:
Amphotericin B*;
Early Diagnosis;
Immunocompromised Host;
Lung Diseases;
Mortality;
Mucormycosis*;
Ulcer*
- From:Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
2002;25(1):43-47
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Mucormycosis is an uncommon, frequently fatal, opportunistic fungal infection and usually occur in immunocompromised patients. Rhinocerebral and pulmonary disease are the common forms but intestinal infection is an extremely rare form of the disease. Invasive intestinal mucormycosis is usually fatal, therefore, few cases reported survival after early diagnosis and surgical resection combined with antifungal treatment. Because of high mortality after surgery, the healing of ulcers caused by intestinal mucormycosis has not previously observed in immunocompromised host. We reported a case of the intestinal mucormycosis that had been healed the ulcer and symptomatic improvement after only amphotericin B.
