Case Report

Gastric Mucormycosis: An Infection of Fungal Invasion into the Gastric Mucosa in Immunocompromised Patients

Table 1

Clinical presentation and management of gastric mucormycosis.

StudyYearAgeGenderPresenting symptomsPredisposing factorLocationTreatmentOutcome

Sharma [12]202066FAbdominal painN/ABodyTotal gastrectomy and amphotericin BAlive
Madireddy [13]202028MMelenaDiabetes mellitusFundusGastrectomy, amphotericin B, and posacanozoleAlive
Buckholz and Kaplan [14]202063MEpigastric painHematological malignancyBody and fundusTotal gastrectomy and amphotericin BDied
Platt et al. [15]201933FEpigastric pain, nausea, and vomitingImmunosuppressive medicationCardiaAmphotericin B and surgical debridementDied
Yusuf et al. [16]201951MHematemesisHematological malignancyCardiaAmphotericin BN/A
Adhikari et al. [17]201957FHematemesisN/AN/AAmphotericin B and posacanozoleAlive
Uchida et al. [4]201982FEpigastric pain and melenaImmunosuppressive medicationUpper body and fundusAmphotericin BDied
Guddati et al. [18]201942MHematemesisN/AMultiple sitesTotal gastrectomyAlive
Sehmbey et al. [19]201948MCoffee ground emesisTraumaBody and fundusAmphotericin BDied
Alfano et al. [20]201842FAbdominal pain and melenaOrgan transplantationPosterior wallAmphotericin B and posacanozoleAlive
Termos et al. [9]201852FAbdominal painDiabetesN/AAmphotericin B and total gastrectomyDied
Abreu et al. [50]201823FDiffuse abdominal pain and vomitingN/AN/ATotal gastrectomy and amphotericin BAlive
Gani et al. [21]201879MDysphagia and odynophagiaOrgan transplantationN/AIsavuconazoleAlive
Sánchez-Velázquez et al. [22]201753FHematemesisN/ACardiaTotal gastrectomyDied
Kgomo et al. [23]201738FHematemesisHIVEntire stomachAmphotericin BDied
Chow et al. [24]201734MAbdominal pain and feverTraumaFundus and cardiaSubtotal gastrectomyDied
Nasa et al. [25]201731MAbdominal distentionN/AN/AAmphotericin BDied
Lee and Lee [26]201641FMelenaTraumaN/AAmphotericin BDied
Kim et al. [27]201645MWeaknessDiabetic ketoacidosisEntire stomachAmphotericin B and gastrectomyAlive
El Hachem et al. [28]201667MDysphagia and epigastric painN/AGreater curvatureAmphotericin B and posacanozoleAlive
Sethi et al. [29]201658MHematemesisOrgan transplantationAntrum and distal bodyAmphotericin BAlive
Putrus et al. [30]201565MAbdominal painDiabetes mellitusCardia and bodyAmphotericin B and total gastrectomyDied
Alvarado-Lezama et al. [31]201532MAbdominal painDiabetic ketoacidosisN/ATotal gastrectomyDied
Raviraj et al. [32]201519FFever, vomiting, and diarrheaN/AN/AAmphotericin B and posacanozoleAlive
Kulkarni and Thakur [33]201450MAbdominal pain and distentionDiabetesGastric bodySurgical interventionDied
Lee et al. [34]201455MSevere abdominal painN/AN/ASubtotal gastrectomy and amphotericin BAlive
Katta et al. [35]201360MUnconsciousnessN/ACardia and fundusAmphotericin B and posacanozoleAlive
Dutta et al. [36]201264FAbdominal distention and odynophagiaN/AFundus and bodyAmphotericin BAlive
Chhaya et al. [37]201153FMelenaN/ABodyAmphotericin BAlive
Berne et al. [38]200955MPostoperative feverN/AGreater curvatureTotal gastrectomy and amphotericin BDied
Prasad and Nataraj [39]200828MAbdominal pain, bloody diarrhea, and feverN/ALesser curvatureAmphotericin BDied
Ho et al. [40]200758WHematemesisN/APosterior wallAmphotericin BAlive
Paulo De Oliveria and Milech [41]200217FEpigastric painDiabetic ketoacidosisGreater curvature and posterior wallAmphotericin BDied
Sheu et al. [42]199870MFever, epigastric pain, and melenaOrgan transplantationGreater curvatureAmphotericin BDied
Winkler et al. [43]199637FMelenaOrgan transplantationN/AAmphotericin BAlive
Sasaki et al. [44]199380FPancytopeniaHematological malignancyN/AN/ADied