Nonfatal maxillocerebral mucormycosis with orbital involvement in a dehydrated infant

Mucormycosis in infants is exceedingly rare, and over 90% of reported cases have been fatal. A case of a dehydrated three-week-old infant with involvement of the palate, maxilla, orbit, and brain is described with extensive laboratory and radiological investigation. This infant survived after surgic...

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Published inAnnals of ophthalmology (Birmingham) Vol. 12; no. 9; p. 1065
Main Authors Miller, R D, Steinkuller, P G, Naegele, D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.09.1980
Subjects
Amphotericin B - therapeutic use
Brain Diseases - diagnosis
Brain Diseases - therapy
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement
Dehydration - diagnosis
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maxillary Diseases - diagnosis
Maxillary Diseases - therapy
Mucormycosis - diagnosis
Mucormycosis - therapy
Orbital Diseases - diagnosis
Orbital Diseases - therapy
Palate
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Summary:Mucormycosis in infants is exceedingly rare, and over 90% of reported cases have been fatal. A case of a dehydrated three-week-old infant with involvement of the palate, maxilla, orbit, and brain is described with extensive laboratory and radiological investigation. This infant survived after surgical debridement and therapy with amphotericin B.
ISSN:0003-4886