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15959783

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-4-27
pubmed:abstractText
Zygomycosis (Mucor- and Entomophtoramycosis) of the gastrointestinal tract is rare compared to other mycoses in the gastrointestinal area. The infection occurs mainly in immunosuppressed patients but rare cases concerning immunocompetent persons are also documented. Zygomycosis occurs in the gastrointestine primarily or due to disseminated disease. We report on a 48-year-old female alcohol-addicted patient who underwent gastric biopsies. The biopsy results showed invasive zygomycosis. Shortly thereafter, the patient died of sepsis. The second case presented here is a 15-year-old female patient with recurrent vomiting. Histological and immunohistochemical analysis of duodenal biopsy specimens revealed fungi of the class Zygomycetes. In addition, histological and/or microbiological examination demonstrated the presence of Candida in both cases.Zygomycosis of the gastrointestinal tract can have an aggressive course, making it important to know the morphological characteristics of the disease to facilitate early diagnosis and therapy. This is all the more important because the cultivation of fungi, as in our cases, is not always successful.
pubmed:language
ger
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0172-8113
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
212-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
[Zygomycetes in biopsies of the gastrointestinal tract].
pubmed:affiliation
Abteilung für Pathologie und Neuropathologie des Klinikum Nord, Hamburg, Germany. corinna.brueschke@k-nord.lbk-hh.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports