Invasive rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis in a diabetic patient – the need for prompt treatment

oleh: Vanessa Chow, Sheema Khan, Adeola Balogun, David Mitchell, Fritz A. Mühlschlegel

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Elsevier 2015-06-01

Deskripsi

Mucormycosis is a rare life threatening fungal infection predominately seen in immunocompromised or diabetic patients. The following case is of a known type II diabetic patient who presented with sepsis and sudden unilateral loss of vision secondary to infective rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Treatment of the condition required extensive surgical intervention and medical management for a life saving outcome.