Isolated hepatic mucormycosis in an immunocompetent child.
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.
Al-Asiri
R H
RH
Department of Paediatrics, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Saudi Arabia.
Van Dijken
P J
PJ
Mahmood
M A
MA
Al-Shahed
M S
MS
Rossi
M L
ML
Osoba
A O
AO
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
D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B