Role of early diagnosis and multimodal treatment in rhinocerebral mucormycosis: Experience of 4 cases

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 354-362

  Prasad, Kavitha ^a   Lalitha, R M ^a   Reddy, E K ^a   Ranganath, K ^a   Srinivas, D R ^a   Singh, Jasmeet ^a  

^a M S RAMAIAH UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; ECHINOCANDIN; POSACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CUNNINGHAMELLA; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FUNGUS IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MUCOR; MUCORMYCOSIS; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE CAVITY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PROGNOSIS; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; RHIZOMUCOR; RHIZOPUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN DISEASES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLARY SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; OROANTRAL FISTULA; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; SINUSITIS; ZYGOMYCOSIS;

EID: 84855920529     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.02.017     Document Type: Article

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