title: Mucormycosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: case series and review of the literature.
abstract: Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal invasive fungal infection mostly seen in immune-compromised individuals. A high index of clinical suspicion is necessary, so that effective preemptive therapy can be started, as timely intervention is crucial. In this series we present three cases of invasive mucormycosis in patients with underlying inflammatory bowel disease that had received therapy with immunomodulators prior to the infection. All three had varied clinical manifestations. We also review the literature of invasive mucormycosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI 53226, USA.
authors.forename: Maheen Z
authors.initials: MZ
authors.lastname: Abidi
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Nayantara
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-0775-4385
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Coelho-Prabhu
authors.affiliation: Altru Medical Center, Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hargreaves
authors.affiliation: Altru Medical Center, Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA.
authors.forename: Tim
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weiland
authors.affiliation: Altru Medical Center, Grand Forks, ND 58201, USA.
authors.forename: Irminne
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Van Dyken
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9775-7082
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tande
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
authors.forename: Pritish K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Tosh
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
authors.forename: Randall C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55902, USA.
authors.forename: Nathan W
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Cummins