Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa
Mucormycosis is a relatively uncommon, aggressive and lethal mycosis. Fungi from the order Mucorales are the etiological agents of mucormycosis. The condition is more common among the immunocompromised, diabetic patients with ketoacidosis and people with iron overload syndromes. Diagnosis of mucormy...
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| description | Mucormycosis is a relatively uncommon, aggressive and lethal mycosis. Fungi from the order Mucorales are the etiological agents of mucormycosis. The condition is more common among the immunocompromised, diabetic patients with ketoacidosis and people with iron overload syndromes. Diagnosis of mucormycosis requires a high index of suspicion regarding the possibility of the condition in high-risk individuals. Timely diagnosis is critical to survival and minimization of morbidity. A favourable outcome is possible only if appropriate treatment is initiated as early as possible. The present article reports a case of ileocolic mucormycosis involving a patient with chronic renal failure and familial hyperuricemia. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a1c2a91b0959469794c3a2afeeba3bda2025-08-20T02:20:42ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-01233e65e6610.1155/2012/894251Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac FossaKishanchand Chethan0Seetharam Prasad1Lingadakai Ramachandra2Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, IndiaMucormycosis is a relatively uncommon, aggressive and lethal mycosis. Fungi from the order Mucorales are the etiological agents of mucormycosis. The condition is more common among the immunocompromised, diabetic patients with ketoacidosis and people with iron overload syndromes. Diagnosis of mucormycosis requires a high index of suspicion regarding the possibility of the condition in high-risk individuals. Timely diagnosis is critical to survival and minimization of morbidity. A favourable outcome is possible only if appropriate treatment is initiated as early as possible. The present article reports a case of ileocolic mucormycosis involving a patient with chronic renal failure and familial hyperuricemia.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/894251 |
| spellingShingle | Kishanchand Chethan Seetharam Prasad Lingadakai Ramachandra Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
| title | Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa |
| title_full | Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa |
| title_fullStr | Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa |
| title_short | Ileocolic Mucormycosis – an Unusual Cause of a Mass in the Right Iliac Fossa |
| title_sort | ileocolic mucormycosis an unusual cause of a mass in the right iliac fossa |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/894251 |
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