Scholarlink

<p>Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection usually seen in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or severe immunocompromise. It is difficult to diagnose, progresses rapidly, and has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Clinical adult hepatic mucormycosis is very rare.A 60-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Lung and liver infections developed during myelosuppression after induction of chemotherapy. Direct microscopic examination and histopathologic examination of the punctured liver tissue revealed mucormycosis fungi. The patient was given antifungal treatment with amphotericin B in combination with posaconazole and liver function improved. We report this clinical case with the intention of improving the clinical detection and diagnosis of hepatic mucormycosis secondary to chemotherapy for leukemia. It also aims to deepen the understanding of this disease and to reduce the occurrence of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis when encountering hepatic mucormycosis infection in future clinical work.</p>

错误：搜索内容不能为空，请输入英文关键词
错误：关键词超出字数限制，请精简
高级检索

Detection and diagnostic process of liver abscess secondary to chemotherapy by mucor indicus in a patient with acute leukemic disease: case report

  • 期刊论文

  • 出版模式：

    开放获取

  • 发表日期：

    2025年7月1日

查看全文
  • Hong Liu,
  • Junjie Xia,
  • Ming Guan

摘要

Mucormycosis is a rare opportunistic fungal infection usually seen in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or severe immunocompromise. It is difficult to diagnose, progresses rapidly, and has a high morbidity and mortality rate. Clinical adult hepatic mucormycosis is very rare.A 60-year-old male patient was diagnosed with acute leukemia. Lung and liver infections developed during myelosuppression after induction of chemotherapy. Direct microscopic examination and histopathologic examination of the punctured liver tissue revealed mucormycosis fungi. The patient was given antifungal treatment with amphotericin B in combination with posaconazole and liver function improved. We report this clinical case with the intention of improving the clinical detection and diagnosis of hepatic mucormycosis secondary to chemotherapy for leukemia. It also aims to deepen the understanding of this disease and to reduce the occurrence of missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis when encountering hepatic mucormycosis infection in future clinical work.