Mucormycosis: an unusual cause of gastric perforation and severe bleeding in immunocompetent patients

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2017 Mar;109(3):223-225. doi: 10.17235/reed.2016.4269/2016.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal opportunistic infection that especially occurs in immunocompromised patients. Primary gastrointestinal infection is uncommon and accounts for only approximately 7% of all cases of mucormycosis but it is associated with an 85% mortality rate due to perforation and massive bleeding. Very few cases of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host have been reported. We describe a case of gastric necrosis and massive bleeding due to fulminant invasive mucormycosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Gastrectomy
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / surgery
  • Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucormycosis / complications*
  • Stomach Diseases / etiology*
  • Stomach Diseases / surgery