Rhino-oculo-cerebral aspergillus and mucor co-infections in an immunocompromised patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus
| Autor: | Rajdeep Saha, Kalidas Rit, Gautam Barik, Rupali Dey |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Voriconazole
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Mucormycosis lcsh:R Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus lcsh:Medicine General Medicine Aspergillosis medicine.disease Malignancy Dermatology mucormycosis Surgery immunocompromised Amphotericin B Diabetes mellitus Case fatality rate diabetes mellitus medicine business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 486-488 (2014) |
| ISSN: | 0975-2870 |
| Popis: | Mucormycosis are pathogenic moulds of the mucorales species usually occurring in immunocompromised patients or in patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Aspergillosis is the clinical condition caused by Aspergillus species and may cause an invasive disease with high case fatality rate, especially in immunosuppressed patients. A 46-year-old male patient with Type 2 diabetes mellitus with underlying malignancy presented with proptosis of left eye. Combined infections of Mucor and Aspergillus were diagnosed by means of computed tomography (CT) scan and biopsy. Treatment with Amphotericin B and Voriconazole was started, the patient died within 3 months, from multi-organ failure. |
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