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Case Reports
. 1996 Jul;15(7):598-9.
doi: 10.1007/BF01709370.

Nonsurgical cure of isolated cerebral mucormycosis in an intravenous drug user

R Blázquez  1 , A Pinedo, J Cosín, P Miralles, C Lacruz, E Bouza
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Case Reports

Nonsurgical cure of isolated cerebral mucormycosis in an intravenous drug user

R Blázquez et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 1996 Jul.

Abstract

The case of a 30-year-old, female, HIV-positive intravenous drug user who suffered from isolated cerebral mucormycosis is reported. Treatment with amphotericin B at an accumulative dose of 5.5 grams led to significant recovery, and there was no recurrence of disease over a follow-up period of six months. Patients with isolated cerebral mucormycosis in whom surgery would be a high-risk or impossible procedure could be managed medically with prolonged courses of intravenous amphotericin B.

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