Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient

Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient

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Human mucormycosis is an atypical fungal infection that commonly affects the skin, but rarely the auricular region. A 32-year-old diabetic woman, agricultural worker, was admitted with swelling, redness and mild signs of epidermolysis of the left ear, associated with intense pain, facial paralysis a...

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Main Authors: Fabio Muradás Girardi, Anderson Lima da Rocha, Mireille Angelo Bernardes Sousa, Michelle Virginia Eidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2017-12-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
Mucormycosis
fungal infections
diabetes
Rhizopus
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/74514
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spelling doaj-ade70144ca9b4066b7057135467e43d32020-11-25T02:54:18ZengHospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)Clinical and Biomedical Research0101-55752357-97302017-12-0137435093Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patientFabio Muradás Girardi0Anderson Lima da Rocha1Mireille Angelo Bernardes Sousa2Michelle Virginia Eidt3Head and Neck Department, Ana Nery Hospital, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, BrazilLaboratório Hermes Pardini, Belo Horizonte, MG, BrazilLaboratório Hermes Pardini, Belo Horizonte. MG, BrazilAna Nery Hospital, Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, BrazilHuman mucormycosis is an atypical fungal infection that commonly affects the skin, but rarely the auricular region. A 32-year-old diabetic woman, agricultural worker, was admitted with swelling, redness and mild signs of epidermolysis of the left ear, associated with intense pain, facial paralysis and septic signs. The ear cellulitis evolved into necrosis of the same region on the following day. Surgical debridement was performed and antimycotic therapy was started with poor response. The patient died in 48h. Culture was confirmatory for Rhizopus sp. Keywords: Mucormycosis; fungal infections; diabetes; Rhizopushttp://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/74514Mucormycosisfungal infectionsdiabetesRhizopus
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author Fabio Muradás Girardi
Anderson Lima da Rocha
Mireille Angelo Bernardes Sousa
Michelle Virginia Eidt
spellingShingle Fabio Muradás Girardi
Anderson Lima da Rocha
Mireille Angelo Bernardes Sousa
Michelle Virginia Eidt
Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
Clinical and Biomedical Research
Mucormycosis
fungal infections
diabetes
Rhizopus
author_facet Fabio Muradás Girardi
Anderson Lima da Rocha
Mireille Angelo Bernardes Sousa
Michelle Virginia Eidt
author_sort Fabio Muradás Girardi
title Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
title_short Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
title_full Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
title_fullStr Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
title_full_unstemmed Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
title_sort fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
publisher Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
series Clinical and Biomedical Research
issn 0101-5575
2357-9730
publishDate 2017-12-01
description Human mucormycosis is an atypical fungal infection that commonly affects the skin, but rarely the auricular region. A 32-year-old diabetic woman, agricultural worker, was admitted with swelling, redness and mild signs of epidermolysis of the left ear, associated with intense pain, facial paralysis and septic signs. The ear cellulitis evolved into necrosis of the same region on the following day. Surgical debridement was performed and antimycotic therapy was started with poor response. The patient died in 48h. Culture was confirmatory for Rhizopus sp. Keywords: Mucormycosis; fungal infections; diabetes; Rhizopus
topic Mucormycosis
fungal infections
diabetes
Rhizopus
url http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/74514
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