Rhino‐orbito‐cerebral mucormycosis in a post‐COVID‐19 diabetic patient: Rare case from Iran

Rhino‐orbito‐cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a progressive and life‐threatening disease that is caused by a fungal infection. Every uncontrolled diabetic patient with a skin lesion on their head and neck, sinusitis symptoms, headache, and orbital edema should be evaluated for mucormycosis.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Fakhar, Mahdi, Sharifpour, Ali, Zakariaei, Zakaria, Banimostafavi, Elham Sadat, Soleymani, Mostafa, Davoodi, Lotfollah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
Materias:
Clinical Images
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8877738/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35237439
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.5506
Descripción
Sumario:Rhino‐orbito‐cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) is a progressive and life‐threatening disease that is caused by a fungal infection. Every uncontrolled diabetic patient with a skin lesion on their head and neck, sinusitis symptoms, headache, and orbital edema should be evaluated for mucormycosis.

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