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Case Reports
. 2022 Jun;26(6):736-738.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-24232.

A Rare Case Report of Intra-abdominal Mucormycosis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Bhanuprakash K Bhaskar  1 , Shreyas H Gutte  2 , Mohan Gurjar  2 , Sai Saran  3 , Rahul Rahul  4 , Pratishtha Sengar  5
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Case Reports

A Rare Case Report of Intra-abdominal Mucormycosis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis

Bhanuprakash K Bhaskar et al. Indian J Crit Care Med. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Intra-abdominal infections are known to complicate the course of acute pancreatitis. Invasive fungal infections (Candida spp.) are not the uncommon microorganisms which isolate from intra-abdominal specimen in acute necrotizing pancreatitis. However, we are reporting first case of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a postpartum acute pancreatitis patient.

How to cite this article: Bhaskar BK, Gutte SH, Gurjar M, Saran S, Rahul R, Sengar P. A Rare Case Report of Intra-abdominal Mucormycosis Complicating Acute Pancreatitis. Indian J Crit Care Med 2022;26(6):736-738.

Keywords: Acute pancreatitis; Invasive fungal infection; Mucormycosis; Postpartum.

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Figures

Figs 1A to C
Figs 1A to C
(A) Initial CECT abdomen showing nonenhancement of entire pancreas with normal stomach cavity; (B) CECT abdomen showing rent in the posterior wall of stomach, air-filled necrotic collections draining into stomach cavity; (C) Upper GI endoscopy showing ulcerated gastric mucosa involving lesser curvature, intervening area covered with brown-black exudates
Figs 2A to C
Figs 2A to C
(A) Macroscopic photograph of total gastrectomy specimen showing exudate covered areas (formalin preserved); (B) Transmural necrosis of the stomach wall (H-E stain, x40) with vessel wall invasion (inset, x40); (C) Silver stain highlighting the broad nonseptate fungal hyphae (x40)
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