[Rhinocerebral mucormycosis].
We report a case of a rhinocerebral mucormycosis with extensive cavernous sinus thrombophlebitis and internal carotid artery thrombosis. This case illustrates the usual clinical and imaging features of the disease, which is a potentially devastating infection in immunocompromised patients.
Brun
A L
AL
Service de Neuroradiologie diagnostique et interventionnelle, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
Guichard
J P
JP
Assouline
E
E
Genauzeau
I
I
Reizine
D
D
Merland
J J
JJ
D002341:Carotid Artery Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000473:pathology; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D020226:Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*