Rhinocerebral Mucormycosis Complicated by Bacterial Brain Abscess
| Autor: | Michael A. Horseman, Salim Surani, Patricia Cano |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Pathology medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Brain Abscess Enterococcus faecalis Staphylococcus epidermidis Nose Diseases medicine Humans Mucormycosis Abscess Brain abscess Brain Diseases biology business.industry Bacterial Infections General Medicine Middle Aged bacterial infections and mycoses biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery business Complication Rhinocerebral mucormycosis |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 340:507-510 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9629 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181f0aad1 |
| Popis: | Mucormycosis is a rare life-threatening fungal infection occurring primarily in patients with diabetics or immunocompromised patients. The authors report a case of mucormycosis in a patient with diabetes complicated by bacterial brain abscess. The bacteria cultured from the abscess were Staphylococcus epidermidis and Enterococcus faecalis. The abscess was surgically drained and treated with antibiotics. A brief review of mucormycosis and brain abscess including treatment is provided in the discussion. |
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