[Invasive maxilar sinusitis by Rhizopus oryzae].
We herein present a diabetic with non Hodgkin lymphoma patient that had been treated with steroids and developed fungal invasive sinusitis. The patient had intensive facial pain that did not respond to antibiotics and on clinical inspection had a necrotic lesion on right nasal area. A smear and biopsy tissue showed broad non septate hyphae and on cultures Rhizopus oryzae was isolated. There was an unfavorable outcome, and the patient died even though liposomal Amphotericin B was administered and surgical treatment was performed.
Perea
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Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
del Palacio
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Gil
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de la Serna
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Mata
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Arribi
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