title: Massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to colonic mucormycosis.
abstract: Lower gastrointestinal bleeding is usually due to haemorrhoids, diverticular disease, or colorectal cancer. Infective causes of gastrointestinal bleeding are rare. A 70-year-old lady was admitted with septic shock secondary to community acquired pneumonia. She later developed massive lower gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to colonic mucormycosis. Her condition deteriorated rapidly and she died of septicemia. Mucormycosis of the colon is extremely rare and is still associated with a high mortality.
authors: Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Medicine, RIPAS Hospital, Bandar Seri Begawan BA 1710, Brunei Darussalam.
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Anand
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Ghazala
authors: V H
authors: VH
authors: Chong
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy