Case Reports
[Mucormicosis of paranasal sinuses: benign type. Report of one case]
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Spanish]
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Case Reports
[Mucormicosis of paranasal sinuses: benign type. Report of one case]
[Article in
Spanish]
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp.
1994 Mar-Apr.
Abstract
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a severe, often fulminant, infection. However, there is evidence of more benign mucormycosis limited to paranasal sinuses and the orbit. We report a case of paranasal mucormycosis treated successfully with endoscopic nasosinusal surgery and amphotericin B.
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