title: Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in a 5-month heart transplant recipient.
abstract: Mucormycosis is an opportunistic acute fungal infection with a high mortality rate seen in immunocompromised patients. It is extremely rare in heart transplant recipients. Rhinocerebral mucormycosis (RM) is the most frequently observed presentation. We report a case of RM in a heart transplant recipient 5-month after the procedure, with a fatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Gabriel
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pedemonte-Sarrias
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Ramon
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Gras-Cabrerizo
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Álvarez
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Santa Creu and Sant Pau Hospital, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Joan Ramon
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Montserrat-Gili
keywords: Diabetes mellitus; fungal infection; heart transplant recipient; immunocompromised; rhinocerebral mucormycosis