Early identification of rhinocerebral mucormycosis

Journal of Otolaryngology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 166-171

  Safar, Ali ^a   Marsan, Joseph ^a,d   Marglani, Osama ^a   Al Sebeih, Khalid ^b   Al Harbi, Jamal ^c   Valvoda, Miloslav ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fungal sinusitis; Immunocompromise; Mucormycosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVISCERATION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; KUWAIT; MALE; MUCORALES; MUCORMYCOSIS; NECROSIS; PALATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; ULCER; UNILATERAL BLINDNESS; ZYGOMYCETES; ADOLESCENT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOSE CAVITY; NOSE DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; TURBINATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NASAL CAVITY; NOSE DISEASES; PALATE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TURBINATES;

EID: 24044538568     PISSN: 03816605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2005.04023     Document Type: Article

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