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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;15(Suppl 1):S65-6.
doi: 10.4103/2230-8210.83055.

Rhino-orbital-mucormycosis as a presenting manifestation of gestational diabetes mellitus

Mohd Hayat  1 , Syed Mushtaq, Sameena Saba, Riyaz Saif
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Case Reports

Rhino-orbital-mucormycosis as a presenting manifestation of gestational diabetes mellitus

Mohd Hayat et al. Indian J Endocrinol Metab. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

Rhino-orbital mucormycosis is an uncommon and aggressive, angioinvasive fungal infection that occurs in immunocompromised states like diabetes mellitus, chronic renal failure, hematological malignancies and deferroxamine therapy. We report a patient who presented with rhino-orbital mucormycosis at six months of gestation and was incidentally detected to have diabetes. She was successfully treated with amphotericin B and appropriate surgery. To the best of our knowledge, there is no such report in the literature.

Keywords: Gestational diabetes mellitus; India; mucormycosis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
CT of the brain with orbital section showing an abnormal heterogeneous soft tissue swelling with post-contrast enhancement involving the right ethmoid gallery with extra- and intraconal orbital extension
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