GASTRIC MUCORMYCOSIS DUE TO RHIZOPUS-ORYZAE IN A RENAL-TRANSPLANT RECIPIENT

Gastric mucormycosis is a rare disease with a reported fatal outcome o f 98%. Manifestations range from colonization of peptic ulcers to infi ltrative disease with vascular invasion and dissemination. In our rena l transplant patient a deep gastric ulceration infected with Rhizopus oryzae (class Zygomycetes), which is known to be an agent of mucormyco sis, was diagnosed in the early posttransplant period after antireject ion therapy. The infection was successfully managed with amphotericin B and omeprazole.