Hepatic mucormycosis with abscess formation

Henry Su; George R Thompson 3rd; Stuart H Cohen

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.021

Hepatic mucormycosis with abscess formation

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2012 Jun;73(2):192-4. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.021. Epub 2012 Apr 12.

Authors

Henry Su¹, George R Thompson 3rd, Stuart H Cohen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center, University of California-Davis, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA.

PMID: 22502961
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.02.021

Abstract

We describe a case of hepatic mucormycosis with abscess, an uncommon presentation of mucormycetes infection. Our patient was initially treated with transcutaneous pigtail catheter placement, liposomal amphotericin B, and micafungin without improvement. The patient subsequently improved after hepatic segmentectomy and hemidiaphragm resection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amphotericin B / therapeutic use
Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Liver Abscess / diagnosis*
Liver Abscess / drug therapy
Liver Abscess / microbiology
Liver Abscess / surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Mucor / isolation & purification
Mucormycosis / diagnosis*
Mucormycosis / drug therapy
Mucormycosis / microbiology
Mucormycosis / surgery

Substances

Antifungal Agents
liposomal amphotericin B
Amphotericin B