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Mucormycosis-induced ileocecal perforation: A case report and review of literature
Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare form of invasive mucormycosis with high fatality rate due to difficulty in establishing its diagnosis. The classic risk-factors include immunosuppression and metabolic derangement. A case of ileocecal mucormycosis following intracardiac repair of congenital he...
| Autores principales: | , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6970318/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31929312 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_420_19 |
| Sumario: | Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare form of invasive mucormycosis with high fatality rate due to difficulty in establishing its diagnosis. The classic risk-factors include immunosuppression and metabolic derangement. A case of ileocecal mucormycosis following intracardiac repair of congenital heart disease in a 17-year-old boy is described here who lacked the typical risk-factors for mucormycosis. Ileocecal mucormycosis affecting an individual without the classic risk-factors is uncommon. |
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