Mucormycosis: A diagnostic and therapeutic challenge: A Case Report
| Autor: | R. L. P. R. Liyanage, D. Wickramasinghe, L. D. Liyanapathirana, P. I. Jayasekera, N. Z. Miskin, L. M. S. Sigera |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Maxillary sinus business.industry Mucormycosis Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 medicine.disease mucormycosis zygomycetes amphotericin b Complete resolution Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure ORDER MUCORALES Amphotericin B Medicine Diabetic patient business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Sri Lankan Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 2, Pp 116-120 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2448-9654 2012-8169 |
| Popis: | Mucormycosis is a fungal infection caused by omnipresent saprophytic fungi of the order Mucorales which occurs in humans and is life threatening. We present a patient in whom a prompt diagnosis followed by aggressive and appropriate treatment in a diabetic patient resulted in complete resolution of mucormycosis of the maxillary sinus. |
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