title: Hepatic mucormycosis in a patient of acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a case report with literature review.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an invasive opportunistic fungal infection associated with a high mortality rate, and normally occurs in immunocompromised patients. It can be encountered during neutropenia following chemotherapy in acute leukemia patients. The common sites involved are rhinocerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and spleen. Hepatic involvement has been reported rarely. We hereby report a case of acute lymphoblastic leukemia who while on chemotherapy developed hepatic mucormycosis and was managed successfully despite its treatment being quite challenging, especially in the context of surgery in a neutropenic sick patient.
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, R/O 3/17, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, 110060 India.
authors.forename: Afaq Ahmad
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, 110060 India.
authors.forename: Vinay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumaran
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, 110060 India.
authors.forename: Deepali
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, 110060 India.
authors.forename: Fouzia
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Siraj
authors.affiliation: Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi, 110060 India.
authors.forename: Shyam
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
keywords: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Amphotericin B; Mucormycosis