[Jejunal mucormycosis in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma]

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2008 Aug;100(8):507-10. doi: 10.4321/s1130-01082008000800011.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report a case of intestinal mucormycosis in a 46-year-old male diagnosed with classical Hodgkin's disease, IV-B stage. During the first phase of chemotherapy he had a massive digestive bleeding event secondary to a jejunal ulcer, and zygomicosis mucor-type was diagnosed by endoscopic biopsy. The patient was treated with antifungal drugs and surgical resection of the intestine involved. At surgery a double covered perforation of the jejunum was seen. Pathological examination confirmed the previous diagnosis. After one year of follow-up the patient is doing well, and his lymphoma is on remission. To our best knowledge this is the second case of intestinal mucormycosis in a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma reported in the medical literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Hodgkin Disease / complications*
  • Humans
  • Jejunal Diseases / complications*
  • Jejunal Diseases / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucormycosis / complications*