Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis Resulting in a Catastrophic Outcome in an Immunocompetent Patient
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We present a case of a middle-aged female who was admitted to the hospital with a respiratory infection and subsequently developed an acute surgical abdomen secondary to a perforated viscous. She was found to have mucormycosis of the intestinal tract and eventually succumbed to the sequelae of the infection.
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