Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis in an Immunocompetent Patient: Case Report and Review of Literature

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is a fungal infection that can be fatal especially in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in immunocompetent individuals. We describe here an immunocompetent patient who survived rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis, and provi...

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Autores principales: Shatriah, Ismail, Mohd-Amin, Norazizah, Tuan-Jaafar, Tengku Norina, Khanna, Rajesh Kumar, Yunus, Rohaizan, Madhavan, Manoharan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3353681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22623872
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0974-9233.95269
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Sumario:Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is a fungal infection that can be fatal especially in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in immunocompetent individuals. We describe here an immunocompetent patient who survived rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis due to Saksenaea vasiformis, and provide a literature review of this rare entity.

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