title: Mucormycosis resulting in gastric perforation in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia: report of a case.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an uncommon opportunistic fungal infection that may develop in immunocompromised patients with conditions such as diabetes mellitus, leukemia, lymphoma, or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), or after transplantation with immunosupperessive therapy. We report a case of gastric perforation caused by a mucormycosis infection in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). The patient was treated successfully with gastrectomy and the aggressive use of intravenous amphotericin B. He is still alive 1 year after his operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyo Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Won Kyung
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Chong Won
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Yeong Jin
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sung Eun
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Rha
authors.forename: Cho Hyun
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications*; D013270:Stomach / Q000293:injuries* / Q000382:microbiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B