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Case Reports
. 2006 Oct;36(10):517-9.
doi: 10.1016/j.medmal.2006.05.017. Epub 2006 Oct 5.

[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A case report]

[Article in French]
A Zeddini  1 , A Mekni, L Ferchichi, M Bel Haj Salah, S Kharrat, R Zainine, K Bellil, S Bellil, S Haouet, N Kchir, M Zitouna
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Case Reports

[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A case report]

[Article in French]
A Zeddini et al. Med Mal Infect. 2006 Oct.

Abstract

Mucormycosis is a rare and acute fungal infection which is frequently lethal, usually observed in non-controlled diabetic patients. The infection usually begins in the nose but it can invade the lung, the digestive tract, and the skin. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis accounts for 40 to 49% of mucormycosis cases. We report the case of a 53-year-old diabetic man, with chronic renal failure, presenting with rhinocerebral mucormycosis. Our patient was treated by an association of amphotericin B and surgical debridement. This observation provides on opportunity to recall clinical, histopathological, and therapeutic aspects of rhinocerebral mucormycosis.

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