Case report. Fatal rhinocerebral zygomycosis due to Rhizopus oryzae

Mycoses

Volumn 45, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 45-49

  Romano, C ^a,c   Miracco, C ^a   Massai, L ^a   Piane, R ^a   Alessandrini, C ^a   Petrini, C ^b   Luzi, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Rhizopus oryzae; Zygomycosis rhinocerebral infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MUCORMYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BRAIN DISEASES; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; FACIAL INJURIES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; ITALY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RHIZOPUS;

FUNGI; RHIZOPUS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

EID: 0036186985     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0507.2002.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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