Post-traumatic abdominal mucormycosis.
Gastrointestinal mucormycosis, an opportunistic fungal infection, is a rare complication of trauma. We report on four patients who developed this frequently fatal condition after delayed treatment of intra-abdominal sepsis and discuss the aetiology, diagnosis and management of the disease.
Taams
M
M
Department of Surgery, University of Natal Medical School, King Edward VIII Hospital, Durban, South Africa.
Bade
P G
PG
Thomson
S R
SR
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000150:complications*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*