How could hypoglycemia-inducing glycogen storage disease lead to hyperglycemia-induced mucormycosis?
Autops. Case Rep
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10(1): e2020149, Jan.-Mar. 2020. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Mucormycosis is an increasingly frequent, difficult to diagnose, difficult to treat, often fatal infection, especially in patients with hyperglycemia from uncontrolled diabetes. Type I (von Gierke) glycogen storage disease is due to inherited deficiency of enzymes in glycogen metabolism, which causes hypoglycemia. This report is the case of a patient with von Gierke disease and a missed diagnosis of pulmonary mucormycosis. This report illustrates the importance of having a high index of suspicion for mucormycosis in the appropriate clinical context.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo I
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Enfermedades Pulmonares Fúngicas
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Mucormicosis
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
Límite:
Adulto
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Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Autops. Case Rep
Asunto de la revista:
Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
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Patologia Legal
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
Mercer University School of Medicine/US
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Mercer University School of Medicine,/US
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