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Mucormycosis: an unusual cause of gastric perforation and severe bleeding in immunocompetent patients

2016; Arán Ediciones; Volume: 109; Linguagem: Inglês

10.17235/reed.2016.4269/2016

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Patricia Sánchez‐Velázquez, Manuel Pera, Javier Gimeno, Ana Zapatero, J. Nolla, Miguél Pera,

Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment

Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal opportunistic infection that especially occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary gastrointestinal infection is uncommon and accounts for only approximately 7% of all cases of mucormycosis but it is associated with an 85% mortality rate due to perforation and massive bleeding. Very few cases of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host have been reported. We describe a case of gastric necrosis and massive bleeding due to fulminant invasive mucormycosis.