CASE REPORT
Year : 2012 | Volume
: 4 | Issue : 3 | Page : 172--174
Mucormycosis of Pouch of Douglas in a diabetic woman
Palash K Mondal1, Santosh K Mondal1, Tanmoy K Mondal2, Puranjay Saha3
1 Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata, India
2 Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Burdwan Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
3 Department of Microbiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Correspondence Address:
Santosh K Mondal
Department of Pathology, Medical College, Kolkata
India
Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infection which is rare in clinical practice. This infection is usually acquired by inhalation; other portals of entry are ingestion and traumatic implantation, especially in immuno-compromised patients. Here, we present a case of mucormycosis in a 44-year-old diabetic woman. The patient had collection of fluid in the Pouch of Douglas (POD) and history of bleeding per vagina. Hysterectomy was done which showed a blackish serosal surface of the posterior uterus. Subsequent investigations revealed mycormycosis caused by Rhizopus oryzae (R. arrhizus) affecting the POD. Patient was treated with liposomal amphotericin B and is now keeping well.
How to cite this article:
Mondal PK, Mondal SK, Mondal TK, Saha P. Mucormycosis of Pouch of Douglas in a diabetic woman.J Global Infect Dis 2012;4:172-174
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Mondal PK, Mondal SK, Mondal TK, Saha P. Mucormycosis of Pouch of Douglas in a diabetic woman. J Global Infect Dis [serial online] 2012 [cited 2023 Jan 29 ];4:172-174
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