Abdominal mucormycosis in a child: a case report

Abstract A 2-year-old Brazilian female child from the countryside in Bahia State presented with pain in the right flank of the abdomen, accompanied by a daily fever for about 2 weeks before admission. A large mass in the abdomen was resected by the surgical team. The biopsies revealed the mass was an intra-abdominal mucormycosis. However, the diagnosis was late, and despite treatment (amphotericin B) initiation, the patient eventually died.

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Main Authors: Oliveira,Felipe Rezende Caino de, Couto,Nimara Grace Cardoso Batista, Bastos,Juliana de Oliveira, Colleti Junior,José, Carvalho,Werther Brunow de
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2016
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822016000600796
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