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Published: Dec 15, 2025 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review
Authors: Samir Kumar Hota , Prasanta Kumar Parida , Kaibalya Ranjan Dash , Pallavi Bhuyan , Soumyaranjan Mishra , Shubham Behera , Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra , Sananda Kumar Sethi , Rasmiranjan Patra , Soumya Dalabehera , Rakesh Mohanty , Haribhakti Seba Das , Abinash Mishra , Sitansu Pradhan , Sunil Kumar Bihari , Bikash Parida ,
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Authors
Samir Kumar Hota
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Prasanta Kumar Parida
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Kaibalya Ranjan Dash
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Pallavi Bhuyan
Department of Pathology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Soumyaranjan Mishra
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Shubham Behera
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Sananda Kumar Sethi
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Rasmiranjan Patra
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Soumya Dalabehera
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Rakesh Mohanty
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Haribhakti Seba Das
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Abinash Mishra
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Sitansu Pradhan
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Sunil Kumar Bihari
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Bikash Parida
Department of Gastroenterology, SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India
Publication History
Received: May 24, 2025
Accepted: August 05, 2025
Published: December 15, 2025
Abstract
Background: Rarely seen, gastric mucormycosis mostly occurs in people with weakened immune systems. Among whom diabetes mellitus often plays a key role, and rare case reports exist.
Case Presentation: We describe a 31-year-old woman with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus who had abdominal pain with shock with tachycardia leading to Intensive Care Unit admission. The endoscopic exam revealed wide-ranging involvement of the stomach from the fundus to the antrum, and also involving the GE junction and distal esophagus. Such extensive involvement has not been reported yet. Intensive treatment with antifungal drugs and supportive therapy failed to stop the severe sepsis, and the patient passed away after 20 days in the hospital.
Conclusion: Extensive gastric mucormycosis is marked by its aggressiveness and difficulty in diagnosis, so health professionals should be especially careful in identifying patients at risk. Different studies on early recognition and effective approaches for management are discussed.
Keywords: Gastric mucormycosis, Diabetes mellitus, Fungal infection, Antifungal therapy, Gastrointestinal necrosis
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. EJMCR. 2025; 15 (December 2025): -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. https://ejmcr.com/articles/2227 [Access: December 18, 2025]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. EJMCR. 2025; 15 (December 2025): -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. EJMCR. (2025), [cited December 18, 2025]; 15 (December 2025): -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida (2025) Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. EJMCR, 15 (December 2025): -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. "Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review." 15 (2025), -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida. "Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review." 15.December 2025 (2025), -. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227
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Samir Kumar Hota, Prasanta Kumar Parida, Kaibalya Ranjan Dash, Pallavi Bhuyan, Soumyaranjan Mishra, Shubham Behera, Ritik Kumar Das Mohapatra, Sananda Kumar Sethi, Rasmiranjan Patra, Soumya Dalabehera, Rakesh Mohanty, Haribhakti Seba Das, Abinash Mishra, Sitansu Pradhan, Sunil Kumar Bihari, Bikash Parida (2025) Extensive gastric mucormycosis: a rare case presentation and literature review. , 15 (December 2025), -. doi:10.24911/ejmcr.9-2227