report of thirteen cases of mucormycosis

نویسندگان

m moghaddaml from the department of parasitology and medical mycology, school of public health

m mohraz the department of infectious diseasse, imam khomeini medical center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran , islamic republic of iran.

mr shidfar from the department of parasitology and medical mycology, school of public health

چکیده

thirteen cases of mucormycosis in ten diabetics, one leukemic, and one burned patient, and one in an apparently normal person are reported. the presenting form included rhinocerebral in ii and cutaneous in two cases. the diagnosis was established by koh preparation and biopsy and it was confirmed with culture. rhizopus sp. was the causative agent in ii and mucor sp. in one case. amphotericin b was administered in 10 patients as soon as the diagnosis of mucormycosis was made. of these, four patients survived.

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medical journal of islamic republic of iran

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