Rhinocerebral mucormycosis with orbital and intracranial extension: A case report and review of optimum management

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 192-195

  Munir, Nazia ^a   Jones, N S ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intracranial infection; Mucormycosis; Sinusitis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; SINUSITIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTIFUNGAL; BRAIN DISEASES; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847323425     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215106003409     Document Type: Article

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