Rhinocerebral mucormycosis: A diagnostic challenge and therapeutic dilemma in immunocompetent host

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1369-1375

  Singh, Virendra ^a   Sharma, Bindu ^a   Sen, Rajeev ^a   Agrawal, Shalini ^a   Bhagol, Amrish ^a   Bali, Rishi ^b  

^a PT B D SHARMA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b D A V Dental College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; BLURRED VISION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEBRIDEMENT; DIZZINESS; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPESTHESIA; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; OSTEOTOMY; PAIN; RADIOGRAPHY; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; SWELLING;

ADULT; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNGAL INFECTIONS; EYE INFECTIONS, FUNGAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPHAE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MAXILLA; MIDDLE AGED; MUCORMYCOSIS; NOSE DISEASES; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PYRIMIDINES; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84861235261     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: 15315053     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.06.209     Document Type: Article

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