Nonfatal maxillocerebral mucormycosis with orbital involvement in a dehydrated infant.
Mucormycosis in infants is exceedingly rare, and over 90% of reported cases have been fatal. A case of a dehydrated three-week-old infant with involvement of the palate, maxilla, orbit, and brain is described with extensive laboratory and radiological investigation. This infant survived after surgical debridement and therapy with amphotericin B.
D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003646:Debridement; D003681:Dehydration / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D010159:Palate
D000666:Amphotericin B