TY - JOUR AU - Reyna-Figueroa, Jesus AU - Luna-Aguilar, Francisco Javier AU - Cardoso-Yah, Gabriela AU - Rivera-Salgado, Maria Irene AU - Limon-Rojas, Ana Elena AU - Galindo-Delgado, Patricia PY - 2015/04/15 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Gastric wall perforation secondary to presumed aspergillosis in a pediatric patient with aplastic anemia: A case report JF - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries JA - J Infect Dev Ctries VL - 9 IS - 04 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3855/jidc.5714 UR - https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/25881536 SP - 431-434 AB - <p class="SmallText">Aspergillosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that may develop in immunocompromised patients with conditions such as leukemia or aplastic anemia. A rare case of stomach perforation following acute fungal gastritis in a 13-year-old female patient with aplastic anemia is reported herein. The patient had developed aplastic anemia without bone marrow fibrosis secondary to acute lymphoblastic leukemia and chemotherapy. The pathological examination revealed a large ischemic transmural perforation (9.5 × 9 cm) associated with fungal septic emboli. Fungal hyphae characteristics were compatible with those of <em>Aspergillus</em> spp. There are few reports identifying fungi as agents associated with gastric perforation. There is a need for early identification of the infectious agent.</p> ER -