Hepatic mucormycosis with abscess formation.

نویسندگان

  • Henry Su
  • George R Thompson
  • Stuart H Cohen
چکیده

We describe a case of hepatic mucormycosis with abscess, an uncommon presentation of mucormycetes infection. Our patient was initially treated with transcutaneous pigtail catheter placement, liposomal amphotericin B, and micafungin without improvement. The patient subsequently improved after hepatic segmentectomy and hemidiaphragm resection.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease

دوره 73 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012