Successful treatment of rhino-facial mucormycosis in a diabetic patient

Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressing and lethal infection caused by fungi of the order mucorales. The disease occurs mostly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes or other predisposing systemic conditions. We report a case of rhinofacial mucormycosis in a 39-year-old diabetic patient. The diagnosis...

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Published inMedical mycology case reports Vol. 27; pp. 64 - 67
Main Authors Mtibaa, Latifa, Halwani, Chiraz, Tbini, Makram, Boufares, Siwar, Souid, Hana, Ben Sassi, Raja, Gharsallah, Hedi, Ben Mhamed, Rania, Akkari, Khemaies, Jemli, Boutheina
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2020
Elsevier
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Case Report
Diabetes
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Rhinofacial mucormycosis
Rhizopus arrhizus
Treatment
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Rhizopus arrhizus
Treatment
Diabetes
Rhinofacial mucormycosis
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Summary:Mucormycosis is a rapidly progressing and lethal infection caused by fungi of the order mucorales. The disease occurs mostly in patients with uncontrolled diabetes or other predisposing systemic conditions. We report a case of rhinofacial mucormycosis in a 39-year-old diabetic patient. The diagnosis was established by clinical examination, imaging, and confirmed by mycological examination. Rhizopus arrhizus was isolated. He was successfully treated with amphotericin B, surgical resection, diabetes control and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
ISSN:2211-7539
2211-7539
DOI:10.1016/j.mmcr.2020.01.003