Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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2400499 | Medical Mycology Case Reports | 2015 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Mucormycosis is a rare life threatening fungal infection predominately seen in immunocompromised or diabetic patients. The following case is of a known type II diabetic patient who presented with sepsis and sudden unilateral loss of vision secondary to infective rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis. Treatment of the condition required extensive surgical intervention and medical management for a life saving outcome.
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Authors
Vanessa Chow, Sheema Khan, Adeola Balogun, David Mitchell, Fritz A. Mühlschlegel,