Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke

Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke

Immunocompromised status is associated with invasive fungal infections including mucormycosis. These infections are challenging to treat and associated with high overall mortality.Here we report a fatal case of invasive mucormycosis in a cirrhotic, diabetic patient. Despite the swift diagnosis and m...

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Main Authors: Taher Sabobeh, Kamran Mushtaq, Ahmed Elsotouhy, Adham A. Ammar, Sameera Rashid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Medical Mycology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300976
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spelling doaj-e2a072eb62f74f0587827c5b7328dd7e2020-11-25T03:18:31ZengElsevierMedical Mycology Case Reports2211-75392018-12-01226973Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive strokeTaher Sabobeh0Kamran Mushtaq1Ahmed Elsotouhy2Adham A. Ammar3Sameera Rashid4Corresponding author.; Hamad Medical Corporation, Al-Sadd, Doha 3050, QatarHamad Medical Corporation, Al-Sadd, Doha 3050, QatarHamad Medical Corporation, Al-Sadd, Doha 3050, QatarHamad Medical Corporation, Al-Sadd, Doha 3050, QatarHamad Medical Corporation, Al-Sadd, Doha 3050, QatarImmunocompromised status is associated with invasive fungal infections including mucormycosis. These infections are challenging to treat and associated with high overall mortality.Here we report a fatal case of invasive mucormycosis in a cirrhotic, diabetic patient. Despite the swift diagnosis and management; the fungal invasion of the right internal carotid artery lead to massive ischemic stroke.Timely diagnosis and management is crucial for management but it seems not always enough and new approaches for treatment must be sought. Keywords: Mucormycosis, Rhinocerebral, Liver, Cirrhosis, Strokehttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300976
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author Taher Sabobeh
Kamran Mushtaq
Ahmed Elsotouhy
Adham A. Ammar
Sameera Rashid
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Ahmed Elsotouhy
Adham A. Ammar
Sameera Rashid
Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
Medical Mycology Case Reports
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Kamran Mushtaq
Ahmed Elsotouhy
Adham A. Ammar
Sameera Rashid
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title Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
title_short Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
title_full Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
title_fullStr Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
title_full_unstemmed Invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
title_sort invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis leading to fatal massive stroke
publisher Elsevier
series Medical Mycology Case Reports
issn 2211-7539
publishDate 2018-12-01
description Immunocompromised status is associated with invasive fungal infections including mucormycosis. These infections are challenging to treat and associated with high overall mortality.Here we report a fatal case of invasive mucormycosis in a cirrhotic, diabetic patient. Despite the swift diagnosis and management; the fungal invasion of the right internal carotid artery lead to massive ischemic stroke.Timely diagnosis and management is crucial for management but it seems not always enough and new approaches for treatment must be sought. Keywords: Mucormycosis, Rhinocerebral, Liver, Cirrhosis, Stroke
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211753918300976
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