title: Unsuspected intestinal mucormycosis in a neonate presenting as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
abstract: Mucormycosis of the gut in neonates is rare, difficult to recognize and hence usually fatal. These cases are usually diagnosed initially as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), which leads to a delay in specific treatment. We present a case of neonatal gastrointestinal tract (GIT) mucormycosis in a 2-day-old infant diagnosed following laparotomy and resection for presumptive NEC, together with a review of cases of GIT mucormycosis in newborn babies in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. kajaldhingra@yahoo.com
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mandal
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khurana
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020345:Enterocolitis, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007079:Ileitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D007081:Ileostomy; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D010503:Periodic Acid-Schiff Reaction; D011006:Pneumatosis Cystoides Intestinalis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016622:Silver Staining
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents