Abdominal mucormycosis in a child: a case report

Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2016 Nov-Dec;49(6):796-798. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0172-2016.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Cavity / microbiology*
  • Child
  • Delayed Diagnosis / adverse effects
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
  • Mucormycosis / surgery