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Weiland, Tim

A5017555764 | I2801420484

Mayo Clinic

Altru Health System

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Mucormycosis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Case Series and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Medicine | April 27, 2014 | Volume: 2014 | Issue: No issue available | Pages: 1-7

10.1155/2014/637492 | PMID 24872818

Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal invasive fungal infection mostly seen in immune-compromised individuals. A high index of clinical suspicion is necessary, so that effective preemptive therapy can be started, as timely intervention is crucial. In this series we present three cases of invasive mucormycosis in patients with underlying inflammatory bowel disease that had received therapy with immunomodulators prior to the infection. All three had varied clinical manifestations. We also review the literature of invasive mucormycosis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.