Fungal Rhino-orbital Cerebritis in a Patient with Steroid-induced Ketoacidosis

Fungal rhino-orbital cerebritis is a devastating opportunistic invasive disease. Survival requires urgent diagnosis. Thus, all patients at risk who present with rhinosinusitis-type symptoms and have co-morbid conditions that decrease their immunocompetence should trigger the clinician's conside...

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Published inClinical practice and cases in emergency medicine Vol. 2; no. 4; pp. 326 - 329
Main Authors Vargo, Carrie, Olliviere-Baptiste, Beth-Ann, Brenner, Jay M, Cooney, Derek R, Rodriguez, Elliot
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 01.11.2018
eScholarship Publishing, University of California
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Summary:Fungal rhino-orbital cerebritis is a devastating opportunistic invasive disease. Survival requires urgent diagnosis. Thus, all patients at risk who present with rhinosinusitis-type symptoms and have co-morbid conditions that decrease their immunocompetence should trigger the clinician's consideration of this disease. Treatment includes antifungals and emergent surgical debridement.
ISSN:2474-252X
2474-252X
DOI:10.5811/cpcem.2018.8.38664