title: [Facial mucormycosis complicating severe angiocholitis: about a case].
abstract: Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection occurring in immunocompromised patients. It is a serious life threatening condition. Even though diagnosed early, mucormycosis has a mortality rate reaching 50%. We report the case of mucormycosis in a diabetic patient hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit for severe angiocholitis. Evolution was lethal.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lakhdar
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Naoufal
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Houari
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Abderrahim
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elbouazzaoui
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Taoufik
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ameuraoui
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Brahim
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boukatta
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sbai
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation Polyvalente A4, CHU Hassan II, Fès, Maroc.
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kanjaa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002761:Cholangitis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005145:Face / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
keywords: Mucormycosis; opportunistic; severe angiocholitis