title: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: diagnosis and treatment. Report of two cases.
abstract: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (phycomycetes), a human fungal disease with oral and perioral findings, has an extremely high morbidity and mortality. The disease is most frequently seen in patients with poorly controlled diabetes. The symptoms, findings, and treatment of rhinocerebral mucormycosis are discussed, and two case histories are presented.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology; D009915:Orbit; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010159:Palate; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D012851:Sinus Thrombosis, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis; D014456:Ulcer / Q000209:etiology; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000666:Amphotericin B