Rhinocerebral mucormycosis with dissemination to pontine area in a diabetic patient: Treatment and management

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rapidly life‐threatening disease caused by a fungal infection. Every diabetic patient with sinusitis symptoms, headache, and visual changes needs radiological approach and nasal endoscopy to rule out mucormycosis. The mortality rate is 50%‐85%, despite an early diagno...

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Autores principales: Galletti, Bruno, Gazia, Francesco, Galletti, Cosimo, Perani, Fulvio, Ciodaro, Francesco, Freni, Francesco, Galletti, Francesco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31360493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2255
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Sumario:Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rapidly life‐threatening disease caused by a fungal infection. Every diabetic patient with sinusitis symptoms, headache, and visual changes needs radiological approach and nasal endoscopy to rule out mucormycosis. The mortality rate is 50%‐85%, despite an early diagnosis and a correct treatment.

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