title: Hepatic mucormycosis with abscess formation.
abstract: We describe a case of hepatic mucormycosis with abscess, an uncommon presentation of mucormycetes infection. Our patient was initially treated with transcutaneous pigtail catheter placement, liposomal amphotericin B, and micafungin without improvement. The patient subsequently improved after hepatic segmentectomy and hemidiaphragm resection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Su
authors.forename: George R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Stuart H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cohen
mesh_terms: D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009089:Mucor / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents; C068538:liposomal amphotericin B; D000666:Amphotericin B