Gastrointestinal zygomycosis caused by Mucor indicus in a patient with acute traumatic brain injury.

Abstract

We report a gastrointestinal infection caused by Mucor indicus in a patient with severe head injuries. Monotherapy with high-dose liposomal amphotericin B successfully eradicated the mucormycosis. Nevertheless, subsequently a hemicolectomy was necessary due to recurrent bleeding from a deep ulcer. Mucor indicus is an uncommon fungal pathogen, typically found in starters used for food fermentation. Reviewing other reports on Mucor indicus infections, primary gastrointestinal manifestations seem to be typical and indicate an oral route of infection.

• Authors: Maria Deja, Steffen Wolf, Steffen Weber-Carstens, Thomas-Nicolas Lehmann, Andreas Adler, Markus Ruhnke, Kathrin Tintelnot
• Journal: Medical mycology (Med Mycol) Vol. 44 Issue 7 Pg. 683-7 (Nov 2006) ISSN: 1369-3786 [Print] England
• PMID: 17071566 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Antifungal Agents

Topics

• Antifungal Agents (therapeutic use)
• Brain Injuries (complications)
• Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (etiology, pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Mucor (isolation & purification)
• Zygomycosis (drug therapy, etiology, microbiology, pathology)