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Mucormycosis in an Ulcerative Colitis Patient: A Rare Case Report Publisher



Tavakoli T1 ; Adibi P2 ; Sanei MH3 ; Heshmatghahdarijani K2
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  1. 1. Department of Internal Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Internal Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Pathology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Published:2017


Abstract

Introduction: Mucormycosis of the gastrointestinal tract is a rare invasive fungal infectionanddue to late diagnosis, it is associated with a high mortality rate. Case Presentation: The studied patient was a 20-year-old woman, known case of Ulcerative colitis, admitted to emergency unit of Alzahra hospital of Isfahan University Of Medical Sciences, Iran, in May of 2013 by abdominal pain, fever, and leucopenia. With possible diagnosis of typhlitis, she underwent laparotomy. Gangrene, inflammation, and obstruction of 30 centimeter of jejunum and momentum were detected. Pathology reported neutropenic enteritis due to zygomatic infection consist with intestinal mucormycosis. Conclusions: In patients with high clinical suspicion of gastrointestinal tract mucormycosis, the emergence of early diagnosis, correction of underlying risk factors, and treatment are of great importance. © 2017, Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal.
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