Yu-Huai Ho a, Bor-Gang Wu b, Yan-Zhong Chen c, Lih-Shinn Wang a
aDivision of Infectious Disease, Department of Internal Medicine, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
bDepartment of Surgery, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
cDepartment of Pathology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Hualien, Taiwan
Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare disease with a high mortality rate. Common sites of mucormycosis include cerebral, pulmonary, gastrointestinal and disseminated lesions. We present the case of a 58-year-old woman with chronic alcoholism who was admitted to our intensive care unit with the initial presentation of abdominal pain. Colonic perforation was diagnosed upon surgical intervention. The patient soon developed upper gastrointestinal bleeding, and two masses at the body and antrum of the stomach were found on endoscopy. Pathological examination results showed invasive mucormycosis. The association of alcoholism and mucormycosis is emphasized in this case.
Keywords
Alcoholism; Mucormycosis; Stomach
