Spontaneous Gastric Necrosis: A Rare Presentation of Invasive Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Adult
Spontaneous gastric perforations are usually seen in patients with untreated peptic ulcer disease. Mucormycosis, an uncommon, opportunistic, life-threatening fungal infection, rarely causes gastric perforation in immunocompetent adults. Here, we present a case of young female who was admitted to hos...
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Main Authors: | Tariq Hameed, Sudhir Kumar Jain, Faiz Manzar Ansari, Adiba Nizam, Amrita Dua |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7514051 |
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