combination antifungal treatment for sino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: a case report

Combination antifungal therapy without craniotomy in an immunocompromised patient with rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: a treatment dilemma.

A case of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is presented showing its aggressive nature and progression of disease. The typical clinical features, neuroimaging and histological findings are highlighted in this report. Amphotericin B and surgical debridement remain the mainstay of treatment. However, associated co-morbidities need to be addressed.

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis.

A 12-year-old female patient started with sudden abdominal pain, polyuria, polydipsia, anorexia and a drop in conscience level. She was diagnosed with untreated type I diabetes mellitus (diabetic acidosis), with blood sugar of 508 mg/dl upon hospital admission. After one week in the hospital, she started having eyelid ptosis, facial pain, converging strabismus, left side epistaxis and a progres...

Invasive Sino-orbito-cerebral mycosis- An Overview

INTRODUCTION Although fungal rhinosinusitis is a rare disorder but number of cases on record has increased manifold during the last decades worldwide There are two basic types of fungal rhinosinusitisinvasive and non-invasive. The invasive form may be of acute invasive and chronic invasive. The non-invasive fungal rhinosinusitis can be of three typesfungus balls or mycetomas, saprophytic coloni...

A Fatal Outcome of Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis Following Tooth Extraction: A Case Report

Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is an uncommon aggressive life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection that affects mainly the immunocompromised population with mortality rate up to 50%. Due to its aggressive nature, early detection and prompt management are of great importance for a good prognosis. Our report describes a fatal outcome of a case of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis follo...

Rapidly Progressive Rhino-orbito-cerebral Mucormycosis Complicated with Unilateral Internal Carotid Artery Occlusion: A Case Report

Rhinocerebral mucormycosis is an acute fulminant opportunistic fungal infection usually seen in diabetic or immunocompromised patients. The fungi that cause mucormycosis inoculate the nasal mucosa and may spread to the paranasal sinuses, orbit, and brain. Our patient initially presented with mild ethmoid sinusitis. At that time, brain MRI and contrast-enhanced MR angiography were grossly normal...