Rhinocerebral mucormycosis in patients without predisposing medical conditions: A review of the literature

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 693-697

  Elinav, H ^a   Zimhony, O ^b   Cohen, M J ^a   Marcovich, A L ^b   Benenson, S ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Immunocompetent; Mucormycosis; Predisposing factors; Rhinocerebral

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CEFEPIME; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY THROMBOSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CYTOLOGY; CHEMOSIS; DYSARTHRIA; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EYE BIOPSY; FEMALE; FUNGUS HYPHAE; GAZE PARALYSIS; GRAM STAINING; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NEUTROPHILIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATE DISEASE; PALATE PAIN; PARANASAL SINUS; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PTOSIS; RETINA ARTERY; REVIEW; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; SINUSITIS; SOMNOLENCE; TISSUE CULTURE; TISSUE NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249162171     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02884.x     Document Type: Article

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