Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis from dental origin: Case report

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis from dental origin is an acute infection caused by opportunistic fungi belonging to the order of Mucorales, which affects mainly diabetic and immunocompromised patients. We report the case of a 63-year old diabetic man who performed a dental extraction on himself b...

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Main Authors: José Humberto Bravo, Andrés Mauricio Agudelo, Armando Cortés, Lorena Matta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2018-03-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3383