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Combined Medical and Surgical Management of Hepatic Mucormycosis in an Adult with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature

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Hepatic mucormycosis is a disease caused by a ubiquitous fungus which is especially important in patients with hematologic malignancies. We present a case of an adult patient with acute myeloid leukemia who developed the infection after undergoing chemotherapy. His successful management was an integrated approach of a minimally invasive surgical resection with anti-fungal therapy. We describe the management of this patient and a review of the literature.

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  1. Departments of Surgery, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, USA

    Mansi Shah, Abdulrahman Almansouri & David A. Gerber

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MS contributed to data collection, literature review and writing the manuscript; JN assisted with writing the manuscript; AA assisted with data collection; DVD assisted with writing and editing the manuscript; DAG was involved in study design, writing and editing the manuscript.

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Shah, M., Nel, J., Almansouri, A. et al. Combined Medical and Surgical Management of Hepatic Mucormycosis in an Adult with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Case Report and Review of the Literature. Mycopathologia 184, 155–158 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11046-018-0289-y

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