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| CASE REPORT |
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| Year : 2020 | Volume
: 66
| Issue : 1 | Page : 48-50 |
Mucormycosis-induced ileocecal perforation: A case report and review of literature
R Poyuran1, BS Dharan2, S Sandhyamani1, D Narasimhaiah1
1 Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
2 Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala, India
Correspondence Address:
D Narasimhaiah
Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Trivandrum, Kerala
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_420_19
Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is a rare form of invasive mucormycosis with high fatality rate due to difficulty in establishing its diagnosis. The classic risk-factors include immunosuppression and metabolic derangement. A case of ileocecal mucormycosis following intracardiac repair of congenital heart disease in a 17-year-old boy is described here who lacked the typical risk-factors for mucormycosis. Ileocecal mucormycosis affecting an individual without the classic risk-factors is uncommon.
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