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. 2010 May;2(2):186-8.
doi: 10.4103/0974-777X.62877.

Elderly diabetic patient with surgical site mucormycosis extending to bowel

Atul K Patel  1 , Himanshu J Vora, Ketan K Patel, Bhavin Patel
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Elderly diabetic patient with surgical site mucormycosis extending to bowel

Atul K Patel et al. J Glob Infect Dis. 2010 May.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is rare in clinical practice. Most infections are acquired by inhalation; other portals of entry are traumatic implantation and ingestion in immunocompromised host. Mucormycosis is life threatening infection in immunocompromised host with variable moratlity ranging from 15-81% depending upon site of infection. General treatment principles include early diagnosis, correction of underlying immunosuppression and metabolic disturbances, adequate surgical debridement along with amphotericin therapy. We describe surgical site mucormycosis extended to involve large bowel in elderly diabetic patient.

Keywords: Gastrointestinal mucormycosis; Intra-abdominal infection; Mucormycosis; Surgical site infection.

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Figure 1
Intra operative picture showed black margins with surrounding erythema with extensive slough and white colony over bowels
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Figure 2
Microscopic examination showed broad, aseptate, right angle branching, ribbon like hyphae
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