Mucormycosis mimicking portal hypertensive haemorrhage as a complication of alcoholic liver cirrhosis: a case report.
BMC Infect Dis
; 24(1): 136, 2024 Jan 29.
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| ID: mdl-38287258
ABSTRACT
Mucor is a rare cause of gastrointestinal ulcers. This case describes a case of mucormycosis that occurred in a patient with liver cirrhosis who was hospitalized to accept a splenectomy for traumatic splenic rupture. During the perioperative period, the patient developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding(UGIB), which was diagnosed as mucormycosis-related gastric ulcer according to gastroscopy. Patients with liver cirrhosis often get UGIB for Portal hypertension, but they also can develop UGIB for multiple other reasons, including infectious ulcers for immunosuppression. The case emphasizes the importance of excluding fungal-induced ulcer haemorrhage before diagnosing Portal hypertensive-induced variceal haemorrhage in patients with liver cirrhosis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Mucormycosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
BMC Infect Dis
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BMC infect. dis
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BMC infectious diseases
Journal subject:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Year:
2024
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Article
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