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ArticleThe Journal of international medical research2020

An unusual case of acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding due to fungal infection.

Jianchun Xiao, Ruopeng Zhang, Wanqi Chen, Beizhan Niu

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Article in The Journal of international medical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jianchun XiaoDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Ruopeng ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0878-2900
Wanqi ChenDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Beizhan NiuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 63-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with herpes zoster viral infection and intermittent disorder of consciousness. On day 13 of hospitalization for glucocorticoid treatment, the patient experienced seven episodes of hematochezia. She had a 2-year history of systemic lupus erythematosus and had undergone splenectomy at 40 years of age. Computed tomography and electronic endoscopy revealed bleeding and contrast agent leakage into the splenic flexure of the colon. The patient underwent an emergency exploratory laparotomy and left hemicolectomy for suspected active hemorrhaging into the digestive tract. Pathological examination revealed that the bleeding had been caused by a fungal infection. No further hemorrhaging occurred after the surgery, suggesting that intestinal fungal infection might be a potential differential diagnosis for gastrointestinal bleeding in compromised hosts.

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Gastrointestinal HemorrhageMycosesColonFemaleHumansMiddle AgedSplenectomyTomography, X-Ray Computedcase reportdifferential diagnosisexploratory laparotomyfungal infectionGastrointestinal bleedinglow immunity

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PMID33143513
PMCPMC7645517
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