A successful treatment of rhinocerebral mucormycosis due to Rhizopus Oryzae

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 72-74

  Mohammadi, Rasoul ^a   Nazeri, Mehdi ^b   Amin Sayedayn, Sayed Mohammad ^a   Ehteram, Hassan ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b KASHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Diabetes; Rhinocerebral mucormycosis; Rhizopus oryzae

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; POSACONAZOLE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRANIOTOMY; DEBRIDEMENT; ENDOSCOPY; ENUCLEATION; EXOPHTHALMOS; EYE DISCHARGE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUCORMYCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; RHINOCEREBRAL MUCORMYCOSIS; RHIZOPUS ORYZAE;

EID: 84896707172     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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