title: [A case of healed orbito-facial mucormycosis with dental origin].
abstract: A case and the treatment of a 42-year-old male patient with orbito-facial mucormycosis are presented by the authors. The most important steps in the treatment of this opportunistic infection--with a lethality rate of 30-50 %--are as follows: immediate diagnosis, specific antimycotic therapy (Amphotericin-B treatment), a series of extensive surgical interventions and adequate control of patient's diabetes mellitus.
authors.affiliation: Fovárosi Szent István Kórház és Intézményei Fül-orr-gége, Arc-állcsont és Szájsebészeti osztály.
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Pácz
authors.forename: Györgyi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Balázs
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Csíky
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000666:Amphotericin B / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002610:Cheek / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery; D009336:Necrosis / Q000601:surgery; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D000666:Amphotericin B