[Chronic invasive rhinocerebral mucormycosis].
Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is a fulminant fungal disease that typically presents acutely in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis or immunosuppression. The case of a 55 year-old male patient is presented; the patient experienced chronic infection that involved nose, paranasal sinuses, hard palate, orbit, pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa with cavernous sinus thrombosis and compression of the internal carotid artery which develops in insidious manner after metabolic imbalance with predominantly ocular symptoms. The patient was managed with Amphotericin B and radical surgical debridement of affected tissue, the patient presenting cure without complications or added disabilities.
Waizel-Haiat
Salomón
S
Departamento de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de Especialidades del Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. swaizel@hotmail.com
Cohn-Zurita
Fabrizio
F
Vargas-Aguayo
Alejandro Martín
AM
Ramírez-Aceves
Rocío
R
Vivar-Acevedo
Eulalio
E
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020314:Central Nervous System Fungal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy