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Gastric mucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient
Arindam Dutta1, Mukut Roy1, Th. Dhabali Singh2, Th. Premchand Singh3
1 Department of Medicine, TMC and Dr. BRAM Teaching Hospital, Hapania, Agartala, India
2 Department of Pathology, Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India
3 Department of Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, India
Correspondence Address:
Th. Premchand Singh
Professor of Medicine, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal - 795 002
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-4958 .113251
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Gastrointestinal mucormycosis is an uncommon disease most often occurring in immunocompromised individuals, patients with diabetes, and patients suffering from hematologic and solid malignancy. Rarely, it may occur in normal persons without any contributory factor. We report a rare case of gastric mucormycosis in an immunocompetent individual who recovered with Amphotericin-B treatment. |
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