Five cases of rhinocerebral mucormycosis.
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a rare and often fatal fungal infection in immunocompromised patients. We encountered three women and two men with diabetes and mucormycosis in a period of 4 years. Two of the patients died.
Cheema
Saeed Ashraf
SA
Department of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Services Institute of Medical Sciences & Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan. sacheema2002@yahoo.com
Amin
Farhat
F
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D048909:Diabetes Complications; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery