Gastric Mucormycosis: An Infection of Fungal Invasion into the Gastric Mucosa in Immunocompromised Patients

Primary gastric mucormycosis is a rare but potentially lethal fungal infection due to the invasion of Mucorales into the gastric mucosa. It may result in high mortality due to increased risk of complications in immunocompromised patients. Common predisposing risk factors to develop gastric mucormyco...

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Main Authors: Haider A. Naqvi, Muhammad Nadeem Yousaf, Fizah S. Chaudhary, Lawrence Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8876125