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<journal-id>2664-2891</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista científica ciencias de la salud]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. cient. cienc. salud]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2664-2891</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad del Pacífico]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2664-28912022000100130</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.53732/rccsalud/04.01.2022.130</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Un caso fatal de mucormicosis gastrointestinal asociada a Covid-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[A fatal case of Gastrointestinal Mucormicosis associated to Covid-19]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Almirón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Desiree]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Alejandra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Jara]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Viviano]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Williams]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Nelly]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dávalos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Karen]]></given-names>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pereira]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto de Previsión Social Hospital de Especialidades Quirúrgicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Fernando de la Mora ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Ministerio de Salud Pública y Bienestar Social Centro de Especialidades Dermatológicas ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[San Lorenzo ]]></addr-line>
<country>Paraguay</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>4</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>130</fpage>
<lpage>134</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.iics.una.py/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2664-28912022000100130&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La pandemia por Covid-19 ha traído consecuentemente un creciente reporte de infecciones fúngicas invasivas, entre las cuales la mucormicosis ha tenido un realce llamativo a nivel mundial, lo que ha originado la denominación de Mucormicosis asociada a Covid-19 (CAM), describiéndose sobre todo en pacientes hospitalizados portadores de diabetes mellitus y sometidos a terapia con corticoides. La mucormicosis rino orbito cerebral es la presentación clínica más frecuente, seguida por el compromiso pulmonar y gastrointestinal, de los cuales, por su baja incidencia, existen pocas revisiones al respecto. El párrafo anterior no expresa lo mismo que el abstract. Corregir El diagnóstico de esta infección constituye un desafío complejo en cuanto a métodos confirmatorios, debido a que no siempre se encuentran disponibles, y a la rápida evolución de la enfermedad si no se instaura el tratamiento de forma oportuna. El siguiente reporte de caso describe una forma inusual de presentación de mucormicosis asociada a Covid-19.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The Covid-19 pandemic has consequently brought a growing report of invasive fungal infections, among which mucormycosis has had a striking rise worldwide, which has given rise to the name of Mucormycosis associated with Covid-19 (CAM), mainly in hospitalized patients with diabetes mellitus and undergoing corticosteroid therapy. Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is the most frequent, following by the pulmonary and gastrointestinal involvement, of which, due to their low incident there are few review of the topic The diagnosis of this infection represents a complex challenge in terms of confirmatory methods, because they are not always available, and to the rapid evolution of the disease if treatment is not established in a timely manner. The following case report describes an unusual presentation of mucormycosis associated with Covid-19.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[mucormicosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infecciones fúngicas invasoras]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[hemorragia gastrointestinal.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mucormycosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Covid-19]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[invasive fungal infections gastrointestinal hemorrhage.]]></kwd>
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