A Young, Immunocompetent Woman with Small Bowel and Hepatic Mucormycosis Successfully Treated with Aggressive Surgical Debridements and Antifungal Therapy

oleh: Daniel Vikum, Ingvild Nordøy, Cecilie Torp Andersen, Børre Fevang, Pål Dag Line, Finn Kristian Kolrud, Pål Aukrust, Trond Buanes

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2017-01-01

Deskripsi

A 24-year-old woman with coeliac disease and transient neutropenia developed mucormycosis with extensive involvement of the liver and small intestine. She was successfully treated with aggressive surgical debridements and long-term antifungal therapy with liposomal amphotericin B and posaconazole.