Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018
Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report
Tejas Rane, Virendra C. Patil, Akshay Kale
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Rhino-cereal mucormycosis is a rare, invasivefungal infection caused by fungi of the order Mucorale and class of mucormycets. It is one of the diseases that remain poorly understood with high mortality rate. Presently, the triad of clinician’s awareness prompt initiation of treatment and timely surgical intervention is the effective way of managing the disease. We report a case of 52 year old female with diabetes mellitus with history of fever, peri-orbital oedema, ptosis,opthalmoplegia and ulcers in hard palate. Patient was diagnosed to have Rhino-cereal mucormycosis with cavernous sinus extension. She was treated with intravenous Amphotericin B, insulin, Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and deidement. She was given intravenous antifungal therapy followed by oral antifungal. Patient showed significant improvement.
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Tejas Rane, Virendra C. Patil, Akshay Kale, Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018
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Tejas Rane, Virendra C. Patil, Akshay Kale, Rhino-cerebral mucormycosis: A case report, GLOBAL JOURNAL FOR RESEARCH ANALYSIS : Volume-7 | Issue-10 | October-2018