title: [Rhinocerebral mucormycosis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Service de Neuroradiologie diagnostique et interventionnelle, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Guichard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Assouline
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Genauzeau
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Reizine
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Merland
mesh_terms: 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*