S Irtan, M Lamerain, F Lesage, V Verkarre, M-E Bougnoux, F Lanternier, J R Zahar, N Salvi, C Talbotec, O Lortholary, F Lacaille, C Chardot
Mucormycosis, an emerging fungal infection in solid organ transplant patients, is mostly located in rhino-orbito-cerebral, pulmonary, and cutaneous areas, or disseminated with poor prognosis. A 4-year-old girl with chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction syndrome underwent a modified multivisceral transplantation, including half of the stomach, the duodeno-pancreas, the small bowel, and the right colon. On postoperative day 5, a digestive perforation was suspected. Surgical exploration found a small necrotic area on the native stomach, which was externally drained...
December 2013: Transplant Infectious Disease: An Official Journal of the Transplantation Society