Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient
The clinical course and management of a rare case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis occurring in a renal transplant patient are presented. The diagnosis was made on pathological examination of surgically resected tissue from the colon, spleen and stomach. The patient did not survive the infection. To...
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| description | The clinical course and management of a rare case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis occurring in a renal transplant patient are presented. The diagnosis was made on pathological examination of surgically resected tissue from the colon, spleen and stomach. The patient did not survive the infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 11th reported case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in a solid organ transplant patient. The pathophysiology, incidence and prognosis of this disease are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9bf989765ae24124a401bbbe631c96a12025-02-03T05:46:43ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002001-01-0115426927110.1155/2001/237384Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant PatientJill Tinmouth0Jeffrey Baker1Geoffrey Gardiner2Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Medicine, University of Toronto, CanadaDepartment of Pathology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe clinical course and management of a rare case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis occurring in a renal transplant patient are presented. The diagnosis was made on pathological examination of surgically resected tissue from the colon, spleen and stomach. The patient did not survive the infection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the 11th reported case of gastrointestinal mucormycosis in a solid organ transplant patient. The pathophysiology, incidence and prognosis of this disease are discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2001/237384 |
| spellingShingle | Jill Tinmouth Jeffrey Baker Geoffrey Gardiner Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient |
| title_full | Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient |
| title_fullStr | Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient |
| title_full_unstemmed | Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient |
| title_short | Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Renal Transplant Patient |
| title_sort | gastrointestinal mucormycosis in a renal transplant patient |
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