title: Survival after gastrointestinal mucormycosis in a neonate.
abstract: Gastrointestinal mucormycosis has been reported more frequently in adults than in children. Due to the high mortality diagnosis is usually made at autopsy. Only one case of a neonate surviving this disease has been described. We report a premature infant presenting clinically with enterocolitis but lacking the radiological characteristics of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) Gastrointestinal mucormycosis was diagnosed on the histological specimen. The infant survived after surgery and 6 weeks of antifungal treatment. A high level of suspicion and early surgical intervention are necessary to make the correct diagnosis and commence appropriate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neonatology, Canberra Clinical School, University of Sydney, Garran, Australian Capital Territory, Australia.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kecskes
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents