Liver cirrhosis and rhino-orbital mucormycosis, a possible but rare association: description of a clinical case and literature review.

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  • Adriano M Pellicelli
  • Cecilia D'Ambrosio
  • Roberto Villani
  • Giuseppe Cerasari
  • Pasquale Ialongo
  • Andrea Cortese
  • Lucia Rosalba Grillo
  • Fabrizio Soccorsi
چکیده

Only few cases of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in patients with liver cirrhosis are described in the literature and most of these patients showed an associated diabetes mellitus. We describe a case of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in a patient with liver cirrhosis without other risk factors.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases

دوره 13 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009