Fulminant auricular mucormycosis in a diabetic patient
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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Language: | English |
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Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
2017-12-01
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Series: | Clinical and Biomedical Research |
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Online Access: | http://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/hcpa/article/view/74514 |