Mucormycosis: an unusual cause of gastric perforation and severe bleeding in immunocompetent patients
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 a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas |
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