| Literature DB >> 31668023 |
Joon Woo Park1, Joo Seop Chung2, Shinwon Lee3, Ho Jin Shin4.
Abstract
Neutropenic enterocolitis is a fatal enterocolitis occurring in neutropenic patients with immunocompromised diseases including hematologic malignancies. Gastrointestinal (GI) mucormycosis in hematologic malignancies has been rarely reported. Especially, in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), GI mucormycosis has never been reported. We report a case of GI mucormocysis manifesting as neutropenic enterocolitis in a patient with MDS.Entities:
Keywords: Gastrointestinal mucormycosis; Myelodysplastic syndrome; Neutropenia
Year: 2018 PMID: 31668023 PMCID: PMC7113448 DOI: 10.3947/ic.2020.52.1.98
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Chemother ISSN: 1598-8112