Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis under the shade of hepatic encephalopathy
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Fatal rhinocerebral mucormycosis under the shade of hepatic encephalopathy.
Mucormycosis is an acutely fatal infection that occurs in immuncompromised patients. Cirrhosis is an acquired immune deficiency state and those patients are more prone to develop opportunistic infections. A 42-years-old cirrhotic man was admitted to our gastroenterology clinic with hepatic encephalopathy. Although he recovered from encephalopathy with supportive measurements, he developed pares...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Hepatology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1665-2681
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31624-2