A rare presentation of invasive rhino-orbital mucormycosis in an immunocompetent young girl: A case report

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 785-786

  Bhadani, Punam Prasad ^a   Bhadani, Umesh Kumar ^b   Thapliyal, Naveen ^a   Sen, Rajeev ^c  

^a UFHT Medical College   (India)

^b NORTH EASTERN INDIRA GANDHI REGIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Mucormycosis; Rhino orbital

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MUCORMYCOSIS; RADIOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; HYPHAE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; ORBITAL DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 37349045266     PISSN: 03774929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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