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The successful use of amphotericin B followed by oral posaconazole in a rare case of invasive fungal sinusitis caused by co-infection with mucormycosis and aspergillus
We report on an unusual case of oro-rhinocerebral disease caused by mucormycosis and aspergillus co-infection in a 54-year-old insulin dependent diabetic patient. Although she was successfully treated with parenteral amphotericin B followed by oral posaconazole, she was left with irreversible blindn...
Autores principales: | Mahomed, Sharana, Basanth, Sujith, Mlisana, Koleka |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4712212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26793475 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2015.10.001 |
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