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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Cutaneous mucormycosis: an unusual cause of decompensation in a patient with ethanol-related cirrhosis with COVID-19 exposure.

Sherna Menezes, Janu Santhosh Kumar, Omkar S Rudra, Aabha Nagral

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
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  3. Overview of Complications in Cirrhosis.Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology
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  4. Cutaneous Mucormycosis in a Patient With Cirrhosis: A Case Report.Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports
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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.

Sherna MenezesDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Janu Santhosh KumarDepartment of Medicine, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Omkar S RudraDepartment of Critical Care, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
Aabha NagralDepartment of Gastroenterology, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India aabhanagral@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-2508
Jaslok Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We describe a case of cutaneous mucormycosis in a middle-aged man with ethanol-related chronic liver disease. He presented with symptoms of fever, breathlessness for 10 days and altered mental status for 2 days. On admission, he was in septic shock and had acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). He was noted to have ruptured blisters in his left axilla. Although he repeatedly had negative COVID-19 Reverse Transcription-PCR results, he had positive IgG antibodies for COVID-19. He was managed with broad-spectrum antibiotics, steroids, vasopressors and ventilation for ARDS. Over the course of his hospitalisation, the axillary lesion progressed to a necrotising ulcer with deep tissue invasion. Debridement and culture of the axillary ulcer revealed mucor species, and he was started on amphotericin and posaconazole for mucormycosis. Unfortunately, he continued to deteriorate despite aggressive management and died after a prolonged hospital stay of 40 days.

Indexed as

COVID-19MucormycosisEthanolHumansLiver CirrhosisMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2Ethanolalcoholic liver diseaseinfections

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PMID35140094
PMCPMC8830195
OpenAlexW4210853194

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