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- Title
Mucormycosis of pouch of douglas in a diabetic woman.
- Authors
Mondal, Palash K; Mondal, Santosh K; Mondal, Tanmoy K; Saha, Puranjay
- Abstract
Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infection which is rare in clinical practice. This infection is usually acquired by inhalation; other portals of entry are ingestion and traumatic implantation, especially in immuno-compromised patients. Here, we present a case of mucormycosis in a 44-year-old diabetic woman. The patient had collection of fluid in the Pouch of Douglas (POD) and history of bleeding per vagina. Hysterectomy was done which showed a blackish serosal surface of the posterior uterus. Subsequent investigations revealed mycormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae (R. arrhizus) affecting the POD. Patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and is now keeping well.
- Publication
Journal of global infectious diseases, 2012, Vol 4, Issue 3, p172
- ISSN
0974-8245
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.4103/0974-777X.100577