Combination antifungal therapy without craniotomy in an immunocompromised patient with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report

Combination antifungal therapy without craniotomy in an immunocompromised patient with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report

Background: Mucormycosis is an uncommon fungal infection caused by the members of the order Mucorales. In susceptible patients, mucormycosis can infect any tissue or organ, and without suitable treatment (i.e., debridement and antifungal therapy), this infection can be fatal. Our patient was a woman...

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Main Authors: Mohammad Reza Salehi, Farhad Shahi, Fatema Sadaat Rizvi, Sara Ghaderkhani, Hamed Zainaldain, Sadegh Khodavaysi, Saeed Reza Jamali-Moghaddam, Seyed Ali Dehghan Manshadi, Omid Rezahosseini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Babol University of Medical Sciences 2020-03-01
Series:Caspian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
mucormycosis
invasive fungal infection
combination drug therapies
liposomal amphotericin b
posaconazole
Online Access:http://caspjim.com/article-1-1752-en.html

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