PubMed · 1996 · 15 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyPediatric ImmunologyPediatric Infectious DiseasesFungal ImmunologyFungal InfectionsImmunocompromised Host InfectionsImmunopathology Of Parasitic DiseaseParasitic InfectionsParasitic PathologyDisseminated Fungal InfectionFungal Infections In Immunocompromised HostsMucormycosis TreatmentPediatric Fungal InfectionToxoplasmosis Pathogenesis
A case of isolated localized hepatic mucormycosis in an immunocompetent 3 1/2-yr-old girl with concomitant acute toxoplasmosis is described. Mucormycosis is rare in immunocompetent patients, and hepatic mucormycosis has so far been described only in the context of disseminated disease. The infection resolved spontaneously without surgical debridement and/or appropriate medical therapy with amphotericen B.