Cerebro-rhino-orbital mucormycosis and aspergillosis coinfection in a patient with diabetes mellitus: A case report

Opportunistic fungal infections are life-threatening conditions with a high rate of morality, mostly occurring in immunocompromised hosts. We reported the case of mixed mold infection in a 69 year-old patient with latent diabetes mellitus. She was initially admitted for right orbital cellulitis. Cer...

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Autores principales: Zayet, Souheil, Zaghdoudi, Aida, Ammari, Lamia, Kilani, Badreddine, Tiouiri Benaissa, Hanene
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7750555/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33364168
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01022
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Sumario:Opportunistic fungal infections are life-threatening conditions with a high rate of morality, mostly occurring in immunocompromised hosts. We reported the case of mixed mold infection in a 69 year-old patient with latent diabetes mellitus. She was initially admitted for right orbital cellulitis. Cerebro-rhino-orbital mucormycosis and aspergillosis coinfection was diagnosed from mycological testing and histology after nasal biopsy sample. The patient received amphotericin B deoxycholate then voriconazole combined to surgical debridement with a favorable outcome.

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