Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in diabetes: A case report

Journal of Internal Medicine of Taiwan

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 160-164

  Hsiao, Ya Chun ^a   Tsan, Kun Wu ^a   Wang, Tao Yeuan ^a  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diabetic ketoacidosis; Rhinocerebral mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GLIPIZIDE; INSULIN; METFORMIN; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; NOSE INFECTION; ORBIT DISEASE; PAIN; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036995285     PISSN: 10167390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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