A Case of Gastrointestinal Mucormycosis in a Critically Ill Patient

Classically, mucormycosis is a known cause of rhino-orbital infection in immunocompromised patients. There is an increasing number of cases of mucormycosis infections involving locations outside of the rhino-orbital and pulmonary systems. While the factors that dictate these unusual locations of infection are not entirely known, physicians who encounter this scenario often resort to powerful antifungal medications and surgery to manage this disease process as there are no data to provide consensus on the best treatment approach. We share an interesting case of a patient who presented with diabetic ketoacidosis and was subsequently found to have gastrointestinal hemorrhage, with gastric ulcer biopsy revealing primary gastric mucormycosis.