Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis Resulting in a Catastrophic Outcome in an Immunocompetent Patient.
We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted to the hospital with a respiratory infection and subsequently developed an acute surgical abdomen secondary to a perforated viscous. She was found to have mucormycosis of the intestinal tract and eventually succumbed to the sequelae of the infection.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Suresh J
SJ
Antony
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Monisha S
MS
Parikh
Department of Pathology, Gastroenterology and Surgery, Las Palmas Medical Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Ruben
R
Ramirez
Department of Pathology, Gastroenterology and Surgery, Las Palmas Medical Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Bruce
B
Applebaum
Department of Pathology, Gastroenterology and Surgery, Las Palmas Medical Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Glen
G
Friedman
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center , El Paso, TX, USA.
Jennifer
J
Do
Mucormycosis; gastrointestinal bleeding; gastrointestinal tract