Cerebral mucormycosis: an unusual case.
A 36-year-old obese woman with hyperglycemia and immunosuppression died of bilateral internal carotid artery occlusion associated with mucormycosis. This report describes a rare case in which cerebral mucormycosis occurred without the usual preceding clinical evidence of nasal and orbital infection.
D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000150:complications; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*