Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in the era of lipid-based amphotericin B: Case report and literature review

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 519-526

  Mondy, Kristin E ^a   Haughey, Bruce ^b   Custer, Philip L ^b   Wippold, Franz J ^c   Ritchie, David J ^d,e   Mundy, Linda M ^a  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b Departments of Otolaryngology and Oculoplastics   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e ST LOUIS COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; CREATININE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; RIFAMPICIN;

ADULT; ANION GAP; ANOSMIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CITROBACTER FREUNDII; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; ETHMOIDECTOMY; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYELID DISEASE; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; KETONURIA; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PTOSIS; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; SINUSITIS; THRUSH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0036208714     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.22.7.519.33679     Document Type: Article

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