Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in an adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus: case report.
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a severe opportunistic infection affecting immunocompromised patients. A 14-year-old boy with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis and type 1 diabetes is described. He responded well to amphotericin B lipid complex followed by itraconazole.
Ganesh
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Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Nungambakkam, Chennai, India. ganeped79@rediffmail.com
Manikumar
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Vasanthi
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D000293:Adolescent; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D008297:Male; D016921:Meningitis, Fungal / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D054517:Orbital Cellulitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology