title: Zygomycosis: an uncommon cause for peripheral facial palsy in diabetes.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an emerging fungal infection with a high rate of mortality. Diabetic and immuno-compromised patients are the most frequent hosts. We report a case of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis revealed by facial palsy in a diabetic, immuno-compromised patient with difficult life conditions. He received intravenous antifungal treatment (amphotericin B) and early surgical debridement and completely recovered with no recurrence after 3 months of follow-up. Physicians should be aware of such atypical clinical presentations due to the need for early appropriate combined medical and surgical management to improve disease recovery and prognosis.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine B, Lariboisière Hospital, APHP, 2, rue Ambroise-Paré, 75010 Paris, France. taly.meas@lrb.aphp.fr
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Meas
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Mouly
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Kania
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Hervé
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authors: Herman
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Kévorkian
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authors: Virally
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authors: Laloi-Michelin
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authors: Médeau
authors: P J
authors: PJ
authors: Guillausseau
mesh_terms: D048909:Diabetes Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005658:Fungi; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020096:Zygomycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging