Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke

Immunocompromised status is associated with invasive fungal infections including mucormycosis. These infections are challenging to treat and associated with high overall mortality. Here we report a fatal case of invasive mucormycosis in a cirrhotic, diabetic patient. Despite the swift diagnosis and...

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Autores principales: Sabobeh, Taher, Mushtaq, Kamran, Elsotouhy, Ahmed, Ammar, Adham A., Rashid, Sameera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.09.006

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6169250/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30294535
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.09.006

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