A Young, Immunocompetent Woman with Small Bowel and Hepatic Mucormycosis Successfully Treated with Aggressive Surgical Debridements and Antifungal Therapy

A 24-year-old woman with coeliac disease and transient neutropenia developed mucormycosis with extensive involvement of the liver and small intestine. She was successfully treated with aggressive surgical debridements and long-term antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Vikum, Daniel, Nordøy, Ingvild, Torp Andersen, Cecilie, Fevang, Børre, Line, Pål Dag, Kolrud, Finn Kristian, Aukrust, Pål, Buanes, Trond
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5757106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29435377
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4173246
Descripción
Sumario:A 24-year-old woman with coeliac disease and transient neutropenia developed mucormycosis with extensive involvement of the liver and small intestine. She was successfully treated with aggressive surgical debridements and long-term antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole.

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