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An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am · Jan 2004
Case Reports[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: differential diagnosis of invasive fungal sinusitis].
- F Muñoz del Castillo, F Bravo-Rodríguez, A Jurado Ramos, F Delgado Acosta, A de la Riva Aguilar, and P López Villarejo.
- Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía--Córdoba. fmdelcastillo@cordoba-sytes.net
- An Otorrinolaringol Ibero Am. 2004 Jan 1; 31 (6): 539-48.
AbstractMucormycosis is an opportunistic infection caused by molds Mucoraceae of the family Phycomycetes. This invasive FS is found in debilitated hosts, most frequently in patients with hematologic malignancies, burn patients and diabetes mellitus. There are several differents forms: rhino-cerebral, pulmonary or disseminated. We describe a case of invasive fungal sinusitis (FS): Rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis, treated at our hospital with radical surgery and medical treatmen We reviewed the clinical presentation of the different types.
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