Successful treatment of Rhizopus arrhizus rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis with isavuconazole salvage therapy following extensive debridement
A 61-year old lady with poorly-controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus was diagnosed with rhino-orbital-cerebral mucormycosis following presentation with sinusitis, ophthalmoplegia, proptosis and facial numbness. She was treated successfully with aggressive surgical intervention including orbital exente...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Medical Mycology Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753921000142 |