Rhinocerebral mucormycosis treated with 32 gram liposomal amphotericin B and incomplete surgery: a case report

BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis (or zygomycosis) is the term for infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorales. Mucoraceae may produce severe disease in susceptible individuals, notably patients with diabetes and leukemia. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis most commonly manifests itself in the setting of poorl...

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Autores principales: Çagatay, Atahan A, Öncü, Serkan S, Çalangu, Semra S, Yildirmak, Taner T, Özsüt, Halit H, Eraksoy, Haluk H
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2001
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC60655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11737868
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-1-22