Rhinocerebral mucormycosis associated with diabetic ketoacidosis.
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis with hemiparesis occurred in a young woman who was not a known diabetic. Rhyzopus species grew from the initial nasal biopsy. The patient was treated with amphotericin B, in addition to control of diabetic ketoacidosis. Surgical intervention was not done. The patient died on the fourth day of hospitalisation.
Gokhale
Y A
YA
Department of Medicine, LTM Medical College, Bombay.
Ramnath
Patil
R D
RD
Prasar
S
S
Kamble
P
P
Balani
S
S
Kelkar
P N
PN
Rammurthi
K
K
Menon
P S
PS
D000328:Adult; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012233:Rhizopus / Q000302:isolation & purification*