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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 |
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| 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.