Mucormycosis-induced upper gastrointestinal ulcer perforation in immunocompetent patients: a report of two cases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gastrointestinal mucormycosis (GIM) is a rare, opportunistic fungal infection with poor prognosis. Clinically, it is difficult to diagnose GIM owing to its nonspecific clinical symptoms and poor suspicion. The estimated incidence of GIM is inaccurate, and most cases are diagnosed accidentally during surgery or upon postmortem examination. GIM usually occurs in patients with immune deficiencies or diabetes. Here, we report two cases of immunocompetent young patients with GIM who had good prognosis after treatment. Compared to other case reports on GIM, our cases had unusual infection sites and no obvious predisposing factors, which make it important to highlight these cases.

Case presentation

The first case was that of a 16-year-old immunocompetent boy who was admi

SUBMITTER: Huang H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8370051 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature