Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3142990 | Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Mucormycosis is a lethal fungal disease with a general poor prognosis. Rhinocerebral presentation is the more frequent form. The purpose of this study was to review and show our experience in the management of 5 cases of mucormycosis of the head and neck with different clinical presentations. The high suspicion led us a prompt diagnosis and aggressive surgical treatment that allowed a good outcome in our series.
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Authors
David González Ballester, Raúl González-García, Carlos Moreno García, Luis Ruiz-Laza, Florencio Monje Gil,