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

Patricia Sánchez Velázquez ^[1] ; Manuel Pera ^[1] ; Javier Gimeno ^[1] ; Ana Zapatero ^[1] ; Joan Nolla ^[1] ; Miguel Pera ^[1]
1. [1] Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques
  
  Institut Hospital del Mar d'Investigacions Mèdiques
  
  Barcelona, España
Localización: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, ISSN-e 2340-4167, ISSN 1130-0108, Vol. 109, Nº. 3, 2017, págs. 223-225
Idioma: inglés
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- 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.