Life threatening zygomyces infection of the gastrointestinal tract
A 25 year old diabetic woman was admitted into the Intensive Care Unit because of ketoacidosis, hypotension and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Emergency endoscopic biopsy of the upper gastrointestinal tract demonstrated invasive, non-septate fungal hyphae suggestive of either a Zygomyces or Basidi...
Main Authors: | Al-Qaisi M, Stauffer C, Makar G, Kuberski T |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Arizona Thoracic Society
2014-08-01
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Series: | Southwest Journal of Pulmonary and Critical Care |
Online Access: | http://www.swjpcc.com/critical-care/2014/8/23/life-threatening-zygomyces-infection-of-the-gastrointestinal.html |
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