title: Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report.
abstract: Gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis is a rare and life-threatening invasive fungal infection. GI mucormycosis occur in all parts of the alimentary tract, with the stomach being the most common site. Diabetes mellitus and other types of conditions associated with immunodeficiency, including hematologic malignancies, solid organ transplantation and glucocorticoid therapy, are risk factors for GI mucormycosis. There are few studies reporting cases of gastric mucormycosis in patients with liver cirrhosis, and even fewer reporting the successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis. This study presents a case of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis, which was treated successfully by prompt diagnosis, metabolic support, surgical debridement of involved tissues and antifungal therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Hyoung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Gil
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Sang
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seung Wan
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Ryu
keywords: cirrhosis; gastrointestinal mucormycosis; mucormycosis