Rhinocerebral zygomycosis in a diabetic patient

Autor: Mirella Alves da Cunha, Andréia Ferreira Nery, Francisco Pignataro Lima, José Diniz Junior, José Maciel Neto, Nicácia Barbosa Calado, Kleber Giovanni Luz, Eveline Pipolo Milan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 44, Iss 2, Pp 257-259 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1678-9849
0037-8682
DOI: 10.1590/S0037-86822011000200027
Popis: Rhinocerebral zygomycosis is the most frequent form of fungal infection caused by members of the Zygomycetes class. A fatal case of rhinocerebral zygomycosis caused by Rhizopus (oryzae) arrhizus with histopathological and mycological diagnosis is reported in a diabetic patient.
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