Mucormycosis-induced ileocecal perforation: A case report and review of literature

J Postgrad Med. 2020 Jan-Mar;66(1):48-50. doi: 10.4103/jpgm.JPGM_420_19.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Ileocecal; mucormycosis; steroid.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Colectomy
  • Enterobacter aerogenes / isolation & purification
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Humans
  • Ileum / injuries*
  • Intestinal Perforation*
  • Klebsiella pneumoniae / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Mucormycosis / complications
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / drug therapy
  • Peritonitis / microbiology
  • Postoperative Complications

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents