Abstract
Mucormycosis is a relatively uncommon opportunistic fungal infection caused by Zygomycetes; diagnosis of which is usually made during histopathological examination. We present an autopsy case of a non-diabetic patient who clinically was diagnosed to have a perforated gastric peptic ulcer. On histopathological examination the whole of gastrointestinal tract showed mucor hyphae in the wall leading to extensive infarction and gastric perforation. Other organs showed no evidence of infiltration by the fungus. Diagnosis of isolated gastrointestinal tract mucormycosis was made, which is very rare.. Greater awareness of the clinical settings in which the gastrointestinal mucormycosis develops and its early detection with appropriate treatment can reduce the high fatality associated with this infection.
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