[Mucormycosis and diabetes: three cases reported].
Mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal fungal infection. It mainly occurs when predisposing factors such as diabetic ketoacidosis are present. We report three cases of rhino-orbito-cerebral, rhino-orbital and pulmonary mucormycosis in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis. The diagnosis was reached after identification of hypae of the order mucorales using pathology and mycology examinations. A fatal issue occured in two cases and one case survived after adequate therapy.
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Anatomopathologie et Cytologie Pathologique, Parasitologie, CHU F. Hached, Sousse, Tunisie. trabelsiamel@voila.fr
Soua
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Sriha
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Mili
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Mokni
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Laarif
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Korbi
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000382:microbiology*; D016883:Diabetic Ketoacidosis / Q000150:complications; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008172:Lung Diseases, Fungal / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D009916:Orbital Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D011379:Prognosis