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ArticleCase reports in infectious diseases2023

Overcoming the Odds: Successful Treatment of Disseminated Mucormycosis with Gastrointestinal and Jaw Involvement in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

Thuraya Al-Busaidi, Fatma Al-Bulushi, Adil Al-Zadjali, Abdulaziz Bakathir, Abdullah Balkhair, Ibrahim Al Busaidi

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Thuraya Al-BusaidiDepartment of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9797-2321
Fatma Al-BulushiDepartment of Hematology, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.
Adil Al-ZadjaliDepartment of General Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.
Abdulaziz BakathirDepartment of Dental and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.
Abdullah BalkhairInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.
Ibrahim Al BusaidiInfectious Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, SQU, Muscat, Oman.

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Abstract

Disseminated mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection that is uniquely seen in severely immunocompromised patients including those with hematological malignancies. We report a case of disseminated mucormycosis with a biopsy-proven gastrointestinal and oral cavity involvement in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia during induction chemotherapy. The patient had a successful outcome with limited resection of the involvement bowel segment, multiple maxillary dental extractions, debridement of the alveolus and hard palate, and combined antifungal therapy. After clinical improvement, stable infection on serial abdominal imaging, and completion of 6 weeks of combined antifungal therapy, consolidation chemotherapy was given, and molecular remission was achieved. The patient remained clinically well on secondary antifungal prophylaxis.

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PMCPMC10564569

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