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Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report

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    • Seung Hyoung Lee
    • Young Gil Son
    • Soo Sang Sohn
    • Seung Wan Ryu
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    Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Dong San Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700‑712, Republic of Korea
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    Published online on: June 3, 2014
       https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1753
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Gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis is a rare and life‑threatening invasive fungal infection. GI mucormycosis occur in all parts of the alimentary tract, with the stomach being the most common site. Diabetes mellitus and other types of conditions associated with immunodeficiency, including hematologic malignancies, solid organ transplantation and glucocorticoid therapy, are risk factors for GI mucormycosis. There are few studies reporting cases of gastric mucormycosis in patients with liver cirrhosis, and even fewer reporting the successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis. This study presents a case of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis, which was treated successfully by prompt diagnosis, metabolic support, surgical debridement of involved tissues and antifungal therapy.
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Lee SH, Son YG, Sohn SS and Ryu SW: Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report. Exp Ther Med 8: 401-404, 2014.
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Lee, S.H., Son, Y.G., Sohn, S.S., & Ryu, S.W. (2014). Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 8, 401-404. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1753
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Lee, S. H., Son, Y. G., Sohn, S. S., Ryu, S. W."Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8.2 (2014): 401-404.
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Lee, S. H., Son, Y. G., Sohn, S. S., Ryu, S. W."Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8, no. 2 (2014): 401-404. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1753
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Lee SH, Son YG, Sohn SS and Ryu SW: Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report. Exp Ther Med 8: 401-404, 2014.
APA
Lee, S.H., Son, Y.G., Sohn, S.S., & Ryu, S.W. (2014). Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine, 8, 401-404. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1753
MLA
Lee, S. H., Son, Y. G., Sohn, S. S., Ryu, S. W."Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8.2 (2014): 401-404.
Chicago
Lee, S. H., Son, Y. G., Sohn, S. S., Ryu, S. W."Successful treatment of invasive gastric mucormycosis in a patient with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: A case report". Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 8, no. 2 (2014): 401-404. https://doi.org/10.3892/etm.2014.1753
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