Mucormycosis: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: A Case Report

Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by omnipresent saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales which occurs in humans and is life threatening. We present a patient in whom a prompt diagnosis followed by aggressive and appropriate treatment in a diabetic patient resulted in complete resolution of...

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Published inSri Lankan journal of infectious diseases Vol. 11; no. 2; pp. 116 - 120
Main Authors Wickramasinghe, D., Liyanapathirana, L. D., Miskin, N. Z., Sigera, L. M. S., Jayasekera, P. I., Liyanage, R. L. P. R.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Sri Lankan Society for Microbiology 28.10.2021
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mucormycosis, zygomycetes, amphotericin b
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Summary:Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by omnipresent saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales which occurs in humans and is life threatening. We present a patient in whom a prompt diagnosis followed by aggressive and appropriate treatment in a diabetic patient resulted in complete resolution of mucormycosis of the maxillary sinus.
ISSN:2012-8169
2012-8169
DOI:10.4038/sljid.v11i2.8348