Abstract |
We describe the case of a 17-year-old boy who developed intestinal mucormycosis from Rhizophus oryzae (order Mucorales) following chemotherapy for the management of acute myeloid leukaemia. He underwent a hemicolectomy and further surgery utilising the pressure washing of Versajet to debride colonised fungal collections from the psoas muscle limiting the amount of surgical debridement needed.
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Authors | William Calvert, Dhanya Mullassery, Rajeev Shukla, Graham Lamont |
Journal | BMJ case reports
(BMJ Case Rep)
Vol. 2014
(Mar 03 2014)
ISSN: 1757-790X [Electronic] England |
PMID | 24591385
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Colonic Diseases
(diagnosis, microbiology, surgery)
- Debridement
(instrumentation, methods)
- Humans
- Male
- Mucormycosis
(diagnosis, surgery)
- Psoas Muscles
- Rhizopus
(isolation & purification)
- Therapeutic Irrigation
(instrumentation)
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