Gastric zygomycosis--an unusual cause of massive upper gastrointestinal bleed.
We report a 62-year-old man with cardiac failure and acute renal failure, who had massive hematemesis. Upper GI endoscopy showed a large gastric lesser curvature ulcer. Billroth II gastrectomy specimen showed fungal invasion. He received amphotericin B postoperatively, and recovered uneventfully.
Virk
Satpal Singh
SS
Department of Surgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. satpalsinghvirk@yahoo.com
Singh
Ravinder Pal
RP
Arora
Amanjit Singh
AS
Grewal
Jagdev Singh
JS
Puri
Harpreet
H
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D005763:Gastroenterostomy; D005773:Gastroscopy / Q000379:methods; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000666:Amphotericin B