1. [Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis: two case reports in the light of the literature].
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Kara M, Erdoğan H, Toroslu T, Akçalı A, Tatman Okun M, Reşorlu M, and Dereköy FS
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- Amphotericin B therapeutic use, Antifungal Agents therapeutic use, Central Nervous System Fungal Infections diagnosis, Debridement methods, Diabetic Ketoacidosis complications, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Brain Diseases microbiology, Mucormycosis diagnosis, Nose Diseases microbiology, Orbital Diseases microbiology
- Abstract
Rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis is an acute onset and often fatal disease. Risk factors include uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, hematological malignancies, and long-term corticosteroid use. Early diagnosis and treatment are important. The underlying causes should be treated, surgical debridement should be performed and appropriate antifungal drugs should be given. In this article, we report two diabetic ketoacidosis patients who developed rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis and were treated with surgical debridement and amphotericin B therapy.
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- 2015
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