title: Isolated hepatic mucormycosis in an immunocompetent child.
abstract: A case of isolated localized hepatic mucormycosis in an immunocompetent 3 1/2-yr-old girl with concomitant acute toxoplasmosis is described. Mucormycosis is rare in immunocompetent patients, and hepatic mucormycosis has so far been described only in the context of disseminated disease. The infection resolved spontaneously without surgical debridement and/or appropriate medical therapy with amphotericen B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Al-Asiri
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van Dijken
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Al-Shahed
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rossi
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Osoba
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B