How could hypoglycemia-inducing glycogen storage disease lead to hyperglycemia-induced mucormycosis?

ABSTRACT Mucormycosis is an increasingly frequent, difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, often fatal infection, especially in patients with hyperglycemia from uncontrolled diabetes. Type I (von Gierke) glycogen storage disease is due to inherited deficiency of enzymes in glycogen metabolism, which causes hypoglycemia. This report is the case of a patient with von Gierke disease and a missed diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. This report illustrates the importance of having a high index of suspicion for mucormycosis in the appropriate clinical context.

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Auteurs principaux: Nichols,Larry, Rios,Diana Alejandra
Format: Digital revista
Langue:English
Publié: Hospital Universitário da Universidade de São Paulo 2020
Accès en ligne:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2236-19602020000100305
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