Double whammy due to coronavirus disease-2019: Invasive small bowel mucormycosis with recent-onset diabetic ketoacidosis presenting as diffuse fecal peritonitis in a 12-year-old girl
We report the case of a 12-year-old girl with postcoronavirus disease (COVID) recent-onset diabetic ketoacidosis, who presented with acute abdomen with fecal peritonitis. She was diagnosed with intestinal mucormycosis (post-COVID) and was treated successfully with surgical and antifungal management.
Source: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons - Category: Surgery Authors: Prashant K Zulpi Vijay K Kulkarni Hephzibah Rani Anil Halgeri Aditya Agnihotri Source Type: research
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