Disseminated Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in Immunocompromised Disease
10.4266/kjccm.2015.30.4.323
- Author:
Tae Sun HA
1
;
Chi Min PARK
;
Jeong Hoon YANG
;
Yang Hyun CHO
;
Chi Ryang CHUNG
;
Kyeongman JEON
;
Gee Young SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. dr99.park@samsung.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
gastrointestinal tract;
immunocompromised host;
mucormycosis
- MeSH:
Adult;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Immunocompromised Host;
Intestines;
Mucormycosis;
Neutropenia;
Stomach
- From:The Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine
2015;30(4):323-328
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic fungal infection mostly affecting immunocompromised patients and gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare and life-threatening. We describe a 31-year-old man with a history of idiopathic cyclic neutropenia who developed perforations of the stomach and intestine and intra-abdominal bleeding due to disseminated gastrointestinal mucormycosis after the initial operation.
