Double whammy due to coronavirus disease-2019: Invasive small bowel mucormycosis with recent-onset diabetic ketoacidosis presenting as diffuse fecal peritonitis in a 12-year-old girl

Mucormycosis is a fatal fungal infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. Small bowel mucormycosis is extremely rare with a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with postcoronavirus disease (COVID) recent-onset diabetic ketoacidosis, who presented with acute abdomen...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons 2023-01, Vol.28 (1), p.59-61
Hauptverfasser: Zulpi, Prashant, Kulkarni, Vijay, Rani, Hephzibah, Halgeri, Anil, Agnihotri, Aditya
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Zusammenfassung:Mucormycosis is a fatal fungal infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. Small bowel mucormycosis is extremely rare with a high mortality rate. We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with postcoronavirus disease (COVID) recent-onset diabetic ketoacidosis, who presented with acute abdomen with fecal peritonitis. She was diagnosed with intestinal mucormycosis (post-COVID) and was treated successfully with surgical and antifungal management.
ISSN:0971-9261
1998-3891
DOI:10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_97_22