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Acta oto-laryngologica · Sep 2006
Case ReportsMucormycosis in an immunocompetent patient: follow-up of 1 year after treatment.
- M C Z Deboni, V R Pozzani, T Lisboa, K Hiraki, R Viplich, and M G Naclério-Homem.
- Oral Medicine Service Heliópolis Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil. mczdebon@usp.br
- Acta Otolaryngol. 2006 Sep 1; 126 (9): 993-6.
AbstractMucormycosis is a rare acute fatal fungal infection. It is typically observed in diabetic or immunocompromised patients but not in systemically healthy individuals. Here, we describe an unusual mucormycosis case in an immunocompetent patient who had clinical signs of a maxillary sinusitis and associated osteomyelitis at the first examination. He was treated by surgery and removal of the necrotic bone and amphotericin B medication. At 1-year follow-up he shows complete recovery.
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