Year 2019 / Volume 111 / Number 12
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Gastrointestinal bleeding due to duodenal mucormycosis in an immunocompetent host mimicking malignancy

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2019.6462/2019

Chen Li, Hongyi Zhu, Yuyong Tan, Deliang Liu,

Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare and fatal infection, largely confined to immunocompromised hosts. Duodenal involvement is extremely rare. We report a case of a 67-year-old female presented with hematemesis eventually diagnosed with duodenal mucormycosis, while radiology characteristics suggested malignancy.
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Publication history

Received: 23/06/2019

Accepted: 21/07/2019

Online First: 16/10/2019

Published: 05/12/2019

Article revision time: 18 days

Article Online First time: 115 days

Article editing time: 165 days


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