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ArticleIDCases2022

Disseminated mucormycosis: An unusual case of ascites with bone marrow invasion.

Chowdhury Adnan Sami, Hasan Mostafa Rashed, Abed Hussain Khan, Lovely Barai, Shohael Mahmud Arafat

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Article in IDCases, 2022. 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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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 44% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chowdhury Adnan SamiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Hasan Mostafa RashedDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Abed Hussain KhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Lovely BaraiDepartment of Microbiology, Bangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation in Diabetes, Endocrine, and Metabolic Disorders, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shohael Mahmud ArafatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University · BDBangladesh Institute of Research and Rehabilitation for Diabetes Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a fatal invasive illness most frequently seen in immunocompromised hosts with uncontrolled diabetes, hematological malignancies, organ transplantation, or long-term steroid treatment. It has a poorer outcome than other fungal diseases due to its rapid spread and resistance to antifungal agents. We report a rare case of disseminated mucormycosis including the bone marrow, peritoneum, lung, and lymph nodes in an apparently immunocompetent 58-year-old gentleman who presented with two months of ascites and weight loss. After a thorough analysis, we found aseptate fungal hyphae in the bone marrow and ascitic fluid. In addition, a cottony white, woolly growth indicative of mucor species was seen in the ascitic fluid culture. CT scans of the chest and abdomen indicate characteristics consistent with mucor invasion. We began the patient on tablet posaconazole, but he died on the fifth day. The atypical presentation in an apparently immunocompetent patient and broad dissemination with rare bone marrow involvement emphasizes the disease's invasiveness.

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Bone marrowDisseminationMucormycosisPeritonitisZygomycosis

Identifiers

PMID35845829
PMCPMC9278065
OpenAlexW4283789780

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