[Long-term survival in rhino-mucormycosis after conservative treatment]

Autor: Romero Aroca P, Salvat Serra M, Perena Soriano F, Enjuanes Prades J, Daniel Del Castillo
Rok vydání: 2001
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Zdroj: Europe PubMed Central
ISSN: 0365-6691
Popis: We describe a case of rhino-mucormycosis, in a 52-year-old male, with diabetes mellitus type 2, III cranial nerve palsy and blindness due to obliteration of central retinal artery and vein of the right eye The patient was treated with anfotericin B and necrotic tissues exeresis of nasal and paranasal (ethmoidal, maxillar and esfenoidal) sinuses, without orbital exenteration.After a follow up of five years, no type of relapse was detected, but neovascular glaucoma developed.
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