Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with ulcerative colitis receiving azathioprine and corticosteroid

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare fatal fungal infection which is on a growing trend, particularly among immunocompromised patients. Immunosuppressive drugs, including corticosteroids and antimetabolites, increase the risk of this infection. Herein, we reported the case of...

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Autores principales: Najafi, Narges, Kermani, Firoozeh, Gholinejad Ghadi, Nahid, Aghili, Seyed Reza, Seifi, Zahra, Roilides, Emmanuel, Shokohi, Tahereh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iranian Society of Medical Mycology 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6488282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049457
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/cmm.5.1.536

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6488282/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31049457
http://dx.doi.org/10.18502/cmm.5.1.536

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